The meaning of “ἤμην”
Understanding ḗmēn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a prolonged form of ἦν be, was. - I was
ἤμην
a prolonged form of ἦν be, was. - I was
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 25:36 | “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Word: ἤμην (ḗmēn) | |
| Mark 14:49 | “I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.” Word: ἤμην (ḗmēn) | |
| John 16:4 | “But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.” Word: ἤμην (ḗmēn) | |
| Acts 11:17 | “Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?” Word: ἤμην (ḗmēn) | |
| 1 Corinthians 13:11 | “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” Word: ἤμην (ḗmēn) |