First person plural present indicative of G1510 (eimi, I am). The simple declaration 'we are.' Though grammatically basic, this form carries enormous theological weight in the New Testament's identity declarations: 'we are the body of Christ,' 'we are God's workmanship,' 'we are more than conquerors.'
The New Testament's 'we are' (esmen) statements form a comprehensive theology of Christian identity. 'We are the temple of the living God' (2 Cor 6:16). 'We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works' (Eph 2:10). 'We are more than conquerors through him that loved us' (Rom 8:37). Each esmen is a present-tense reality, not a future aspiration. The believer's identity is not becoming but being โ already established in Christ. The theological revolution: identity precedes activity. We do not do good works to become God's workmanship; we are His workmanship, and therefore we do good works.