ἡμᾶς

emas

us

a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.

G1473

John 1:22 · Word #11

Lexicon G1473

Lemmaἐγώ
Transliterationegṓ
Strong'sG1473
In-contextus
Literalus

Morphology PRO.P 1P ACC PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.P — Personal Pronoun — Refers to persons
Person 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we")
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐγώ
Strong'sG1473

SIBI-P1 G1473-02

us (first-person plural, direct object)

Rootἐγώ (egō)
Core MeaningsI, me, self (first person personal identity)
Semantic Rangeus, we (as object), our group, ourselves (in emphatic or reflexive contexts depending on construction)
Conceptual SignificanceAs the first-person plural pronoun, it marks collective identity and shared participation. In the biblical text it often expresses communal solidarity—whether of the disciples, Israel, or believers—highlighting corporate responsibility, blessing, or redemption.
Morphological NotesGr,RP,,,1A,P = personal pronoun; first person; accusative case; plural number. Functions as direct object or object of a preposition.
Rendering Rationaleἡμᾶς is the accusative plural form of ἐγώ, marking the first-person plural as the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. Rendering it as "us" preserves both the personal reference (first person) and its plural, objective function in the sentence.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἐγώ (I, me, self (first person personal identity))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1473-01 ego I myself
G1699-02 emas us (we-ones, as direct object)
G1473-03 eme me—myself (first-person singular, accusative)

Word Usage (2574 occurrences of G1473)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:23 ἡμῶν emon us
Matthew 2:6 μου mou my
Matthew 2:8 μοι moi to me
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