Original Word: εἴην Transliteration: eiēn Phonetic Spelling: (i'-ane) Short Definition: should be, was, were Meaning: should be, was, were
Strong's Concordance
should be, was, were.
Optative (i.e. English subjunctive) present of eimi (including the other person); might (could, would, or should) be -- mean, + perish, should be, was, were.