ἐγώ
egōPronounG1473
I/we
From: a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
Short Definition
Full Lexicon Entry
pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, of person(s) pron.
I
(a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in, But often there is no apparent emphasis; ἰδοὺ ἐ. (= Heb. הִנֵּנִי, cf. ); ἐ. (like Heb. אֲנִי), I am, (LXX), (LXX). (b) The enclitic forms are used with nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, where there is no emphasis: ἐν πατρί μου; μου λόγους; ὀπίσω μου; ἰσχυρότερός μου, ib.; λέγει μοι; also with the prep. πρός, as The full forms (ἐμοῦ, etc.) are used with the other prepositions, as δι᾽ ἐμοῦ, ἐν ἐμοί, εἰς ἐμέ, etc., also for emphasis, (with) The genitive *μου *and *ἡμῶν *are often used for the poss. pronouns ἐμός, ἡμέτερος: λαόν μου; μου τῂ ἀπιστιᾳ. (d) *τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί *( = Heb. מַה־לִי וָלָךְ, ), i.e. what have we in common: ,; τί γάρ μοι. (e) The interchange of *ἐγώ *and ἡμεῖς, common in π., appears in Pauline Epp. (see M, Pr., 86f., M, Th., 131f.). (f) *κἀγώ *(= καὶ ἐγώ), and I, even I, I also: , *κἀγώ *. . καί, both . . and.
Grammar
Part of Speech Pronoun
Morphology G:P-1
DescriptionG:P-1
Occurrences
675 timesAppears 675 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
John
216
Matthew
67
Acts
66
Luke
58
1 Corinthians
40
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:12
- Acts 24:19
- John 14:24
- John 8:29
- Matthew 5:34
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