to be
eimi marks identity, membership, condition, and existence as subjects are, were, or will be.
The supplied verses most often use the verb to link a subject with an identification, classification, or stated relationship; they also use it for a subject’s condition or belonging and for the existence, necessity, or future status of something. Present, imperfect, future, infinitive, participial, and subjunctive forms appear in these clauses.
Senses in use
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Identification and classification · dominant
Present indicative forms join subjects to what they are identified as or said to be. In 1 Corinthians 11:24 the APB renders the clause "This is my body," while 1 Corinthians 12:12 describes the body as one and 1 Corinthians 10:16 asks whether the cup and bread are participation in Christ's blood and body.
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Condition, membership, or personal status · common
The verb states what persons or things are in relation to a group, quality, or status. In 1 Corinthians 12:27 the plural present form addresses the readers as "the body of Christ" and individually members; in 1 Corinthians 13:2 the first-person present clause is rendered "I am nothing," and 1 Corinthians 9:19 uses a present participle in the clause "though I am free from all."
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Existence, necessity, and eventual status · occasional
The verb can frame whether something exists, must occur, may be present, or will become true. In 1 Corinthians 12:4 the APB renders "there are varieties of gifts," 1 Corinthians 11:19 says factions "must" be among the readers, 1 Corinthians 12:25 speaks of there being no division, and 1 Corinthians 11:27 describes the person who will be guilty.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents these clauses with forms such as "is," "are," "were," and "will be," and at times with existential wording such as "there are." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assign a fixed English equivalent to every form.