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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2,585 total
  1. Mark 12:19ἡμῖν · for us
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  2. Mark 12:26Ἐγὼ · I [am]
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  3. Mark 12:29ἡμῶν · our
    Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
  4. Mark 12:36μου · my; μου · My
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  5. Mark 13:4ἡμῖν · us
    “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
  6. Mark 13:6μου · My; Ἐγώ · I
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  7. Mark 13:9ἐμοῦ
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  8. Mark 13:13μου · My
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  9. Mark 13:31μου · My
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  10. Mark 14:6ἐμοί · Me
    But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  11. Mark 14:7ἐμὲ · Me
    The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
  12. Mark 14:8μου · My
    She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
  13. Mark 14:14μου · My; μου · My
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  14. Mark 14:15ἡμῖν · for us
    And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
  15. Mark 14:18με · Me; ἐμοῦ · Me
    And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
  16. Mark 14:19ἐγώ · I
    They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
  17. Mark 14:20ἐμοῦ · Me
    He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
  18. Mark 14:22μου · My
    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
  19. Mark 14:24μου · My
    He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
  20. Mark 14:28με · I
    But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  21. Mark 14:29ἐγώ · I
    Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”
  22. Mark 14:30με · Me
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
  23. Mark 14:31με
    But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
  24. Mark 14:34μου · My
    Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
  25. Mark 14:36ἐμοῦ · Me; ἐγὼ · I
    “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
  26. Mark 14:42με
    Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!”
  27. Mark 14:48με · Me
    Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
  28. Mark 14:49με · Me
    Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”
  29. Mark 14:58Ἡμεῖς · We; Ἐγὼ · I
    “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
  30. Mark 14:62Ἐγώ · I
    “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  31. Mark 14:72με · Me
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
  32. Mark 15:34μου · My; μου · My; με · Me
    At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  33. Mark 16:3ἡμῖν
    They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
  34. Mark 16:17μου · My
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  35. Luke 1:1ἡμῖν · us
    Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
  36. Luke 1:2ἡμῖν · to us
    …just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  37. Luke 1:18ἐγὼ · I; μου · my
    “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
  38. Luke 1:19Ἐγώ · I
    “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
  39. Luke 1:20μου · my
    And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
  40. Luke 1:25μοι · for me; μου · my
    “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”