Οὐκ ἔστι λύπης χεῖρον ἀνθρώποις κακόν → Maerore nullum hominibus est peius malum → für Menschen gibt's kein größres Leid als Traurigkeit
first person plural indicative of εἰμί; we are: are, be, have our being, X have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us.