ἡμεῖς

egṓ

we

The primary pronoun of the first person singular: 'I', marking the speaker or writer themselves. While the subject in Greek is often indicated by verb inflection alone, ἐγώ is employed for emphasis, clarification, or contrast, i.e., to draw particular attention to the subject ('I, as opposed to someone else'). It may also appear in reported speech, rhetorical questions, or narrative shifts. Semantic range includes emphatic 'I', the subject of verbs, and, in select cases, as predicate or in contrast with others ('I... not they').

G1473

1 John 3:14 · Word #1

Lexicon G1473

Lemmaἐγώ
Transliterationegṓ
Strong'sG1473
DefinitionThe primary pronoun of the first person singular: 'I', marking the speaker or writer themselves. While the subject in Greek is often indicated by verb inflection alone, ἐγώ is employed for emphasis, clarification, or contrast, i.e., to draw particular attention to the subject ('I, as opposed to someone else'). It may also appear in reported speech, rhetorical questions, or narrative shifts. Semantic range includes emphatic 'I', the subject of verbs, and, in select cases, as predicate or in contrast with others ('I... not they').

Morphology PRO.P 1P NOM PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.P — Personal Pronoun — Refers to persons
Person 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we")
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasewe
Literalwe-ourselves

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐγώ
Strong'sG1473

SIBI-P1 Translation G1473-04

we ourselves

Morphological NotesPersonal pronoun; first person; plural; nominative case (explicit subject form).
Rendering Rationaleἡμεῖς is the nominative first-person plural personal pronoun, explicitly marking the speakers as the subject. Rendering it as "we ourselves" preserves both the plural morphology and the emphatic/contrastive force often carried by the expressed pronoun.

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