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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. Acts 22:8Ἐγώ · I
    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
  2. Acts 22:9ἐμοὶ; μοι · to me
    My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
  3. Acts 22:10με · me
    Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
  4. Acts 22:11μοι
    Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
  5. Acts 22:13ἐμὲ · me; μοι
    …came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
  6. Acts 22:14ἡμῶν · of our
    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
  7. Acts 22:17μοι · [when] I; μου; με · I
    Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
  8. Acts 22:18μοι · to me; ἐμοῦ · Me
    …and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
  9. Acts 22:19ἐγὼ · I
    ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
  10. Acts 22:21με · me; ἐγὼ · I
    Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
  11. Acts 22:27μοι · me
    The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
  12. Acts 22:28Ἐγὼ · I; Ἐγὼ · I
    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
  13. Acts 23:1ἐγὼ · I
    Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
  14. Acts 23:3με · me; με · that I
    Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
  15. Acts 23:6ἐγὼ · I; ἐγὼ · [that] I
    Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
  16. Acts 23:11ἐμοῦ · Me
    The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
  17. Acts 23:15ἡμεῖς · We
    Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
  18. Acts 23:18με · me
    So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
  19. Acts 23:19μοι · me
    The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
  20. Acts 23:22ἐμέ · me
    So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
  21. Acts 23:30μοι · I
    When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
  22. Acts 24:4ἡμῶν · us
    But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
  23. Acts 24:8ἡμεῖς · our
    By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
  24. Acts 24:11μοι
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  25. Acts 24:12με · me
    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
  26. Acts 24:13μου · me
    Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
  27. Acts 24:17μου · my
    After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
  28. Acts 24:18με · me
    At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
  29. Acts 24:19ἐμέ · me
    …who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
  30. Acts 24:20μου · in me
    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
  31. Acts 24:21ἐγὼ · [that] I
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
  32. Acts 25:9ἐμοῦ · me
    But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
  33. Acts 25:10με · I
    Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
  34. Acts 25:11μου · against me; με
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  35. Acts 25:15μου · While I
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  36. Acts 25:18ἐγὼ · I
    But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
  37. Acts 25:20ἐγὼ · I
    Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
  38. Acts 25:24ἡμῖν · us; μοι · me
    Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
  39. Acts 25:25ἐγὼ · I
    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.