ἐγώ
egṓ
I
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 6:35 · Word #5
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 SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I |
| Literal | I |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐγώ |
| Strong's | G1473 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1473-01
I
| Morphological Notes | Personal pronoun, first person, singular, nominative case; explicit subject form often used for emphasis or contrast. |
| Rendering Rationale | The nominative singular first-person pronoun denotes the speaker explicitly and often emphatically. Rendering it as "I" preserves both its core identity meaning and its nominative subject function. |
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