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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2252. ἤμην (émén) -- We were</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2252.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/1-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2252.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2252</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2251.htm" title="2251">◄</a> 2252. émén <a href="../greek/2253.htm" title="2253">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">émén: We were</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἦμεν</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>émén<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay-men<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ay'-mane)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>We were<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I was<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>First person plural imperfect of εἰμί (eimí), meaning "to be."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is הָיָה (hayah), Strong's Hebrew #1961, which also means "to be" or "to become."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb ἦμεν (émén) is the first person plural imperfect form of the verb εἰμί, which means "to be." In its imperfect form, it conveys a continuous or repeated action in the past, translated as "we were." It is used to describe a state of being or existence that was ongoing in the past.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of Koine Greek, the imperfect tense is often used to describe past actions that were habitual or ongoing. The verb εἰμί is one of the most common verbs in the Greek language, essential for constructing sentences that describe states of being. Understanding its forms is crucial for interpreting the New Testament, as it frequently appears in narratives and teachings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>imperf. of <a href="/greek/1510.htm">eimi</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2252: ἤ μήν ῾ρεφ᾿</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἤ μήν ῾ρεφ᾿</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἤ</span></span>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>I was<p>A prolonged form of <a href="/greek/2358.htm">thriambeuo</a>; I was -- be, was. (Sometimes unexpressed). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2358.htm">thriambeuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/e_lios_2246.htm">ἥλιος — 14 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_liou_2246.htm">ἡλίου — 12 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_lo_n_2247.htm">ἥλων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_mera_2250.htm">ἡμέρᾳ — 108 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_merai_2250.htm">ἡμέραι — 26 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_merais_2250.htm">ἡμέραις — 49 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meran_2250.htm">ἡμέραν — 58 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meras_2250.htm">ἡμέρας — 127 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_mero_n_2250.htm">ἡμερῶν — 22 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_metera_2251.htm">ἡμετέρα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteran_2251.htm">ἡμετέραν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteras_2251.htm">ἡμετέρας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_metero_n_2251.htm">ἡμετέρων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteroi_2251.htm">ἡμέτεροι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meterois_2251.htm">ἡμετέροις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteron_2251.htm">ἡμέτερον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_mithane__2253.htm">ἡμιθανῆ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_misia_2255.htm">ἡμίσιά — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_misous_2255.htm">ἡμίσους — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_misu_2255.htm">ἥμισυ — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2251.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2251"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2251" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2253.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2253"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2253" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>