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').
John 12:34 · Word #6
Lexicon G1473
| Lemma | ἐγώ |
| Transliteration | egṓ |
| Strong's | G1473 |
| Definition | 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'). |
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
| Phrase | we |
| Literal | we |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐγώ |
| Strong's | G1473 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1473-04
we ourselves
| Morphological Notes | Personal pronoun; first person; plural; nominative case (explicit subject form). |
| Rendering Rationale | ἡμεῖς 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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