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ἐγώ

egōI/weHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPronoun2,585 occurrences27 books1,832 verses

Definition

ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς,

of person(s) pron.

I.

(a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, al. But often there is no apparent emphasis, as Matthew 10:16, John 10:17; ἰδοὺ ἐ. (= Heb. הִנֵּנִי, cf. 1 Kings 3:8), Acts 9:10; ἐ. (like Heb. אֲנִי), I am, John 1:23 (LXX), Acts 7:32 (LXX).

(b) The enclitic forms (see supr.) are used with nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, where there is no emphasis: ἐν τ. πατρί μου, John 14:20; μου τ. λόγους, Matthew 7:24; ὀπίσω μου, Matthew 3:11; ἰσχυρότερός μου, ib.; λέγει μοι, Revelation 5:5; also with the prep. πρός, as Mark 9:19, al. The full forms (ἐμοῦ, etc.) are used with the other prepositions, as δι᾽ ἐμοῦ, ἐν ἐμοί, εἰς ἐμέ, etc., also for emphasis, as Luke 10:16, John 7:23, Mark 14:7, al.

(with) The genitive μου and ἡμῶν are often used for the poss. pronouns ἐμός, ἡμέτερος: τ. λαόν μου, Matthew 2:6; μου τῂ ἀπιστιᾳ, Mark 9:24.

(d) τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί ( = Heb. מַה־לִי וָלָךְ, Judges 11:12, al.), i.e. what have we in common: Matthew 8:29, Mark 1:24; 5:7, Luke 8:28, John 2:4; τί γάρ μοι, 1 Corinthians 5:2.

(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: Matthew 2:8, Luke 2:48, John 6:56, Romans 3:7, 1 Corinthians 7:40, al.; κἀγώ . . . καί, both . . . and, John 7:28.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐγώ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,585 total
  1. Luke 23:30ἡμᾶς · us
    At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
  2. Luke 23:39ἡμᾶς · us
    One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
  3. Luke 23:41ἡμεῖς · We
    We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
  4. Luke 23:42μου · me
    Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
  5. Luke 23:43ἐμοῦ · Me
    And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
  6. Luke 23:46μου · My
    Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
  7. Luke 24:20ἡμῶν
    Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
  8. Luke 24:21ἡμεῖς · we
    But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
  9. Luke 24:22ἡμῶν · our; ἡμᾶς · us
    Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
  10. Luke 24:24ἡμῖν
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  11. Luke 24:29ἡμῶν · us
    But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
  12. Luke 24:32ἡμῶν · our; ἡμῖν · us; ἡμῖν · with us; ἡμῖν · to us
    They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
  13. Luke 24:39μου · My; μου · My; ἐγώ · I; με · Me; ἐμὲ · I
    Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  14. Luke 24:44μου; ἐμοῦ · Me
    Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
  15. Luke 24:49ἐγὼ · I; μου · My
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  16. John 1:14ἡμῖν · us
    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  17. John 1:15μου · me; μου · me; μου · me
    John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
  18. John 1:16ἡμεῖς · we
    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  19. John 1:20Ἐγὼ · I
    He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
  20. John 1:22ἡμᾶς · us
    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
  21. John 1:23Ἐγὼ · I [am]
    John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
  22. John 1:26Ἐγὼ · I
    “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
  23. John 1:27μου · me; ἐγὼ · I
    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
  24. John 1:30ἐγὼ · I; μου · me; μου · me; μου · me
    This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
  25. John 1:31ἐγὼ · I
    I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
  26. John 1:33με · me; μοι · me
    I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
  27. John 1:43μοι · Me
    The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
  28. John 1:48με · me
    “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
  29. John 2:4ἐμοὶ · to Me; μου · My
    “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
  30. John 2:16μου · My
    To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
  31. John 2:17με · Me
    His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
  32. John 2:18ἡμῖν · us
    On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”