με

me

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

Matthew 8:2 · Word #12

Lexicon G1473

Lemmaἐγώ
Transliterationegṓ
Strong'sG1473

Morphology PRO.P 1P ACC SG 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 SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐγώ
Strong'sG1473

SIBI-P1 G1473-09

not (in will, command, or possibility)

Rootμή (mē)
Core Meaningsnot (qualified negation), lest, that not, never (in will or possibility), not at all (in non-indicative contexts)
Semantic Rangenot (in commands or prohibitions), lest, that not, never (in deliberation), whether (expecting a negative answer), not at all, without
Conceptual Significanceμή is central to expressing prohibition, warning, and conditionality in the New Testament. It frames moral exhortation ("do not…"), divine caution ("lest…"), and rhetorical questions expecting a negative reply, thus shaping ethical instruction and theological nuance by distinguishing will and possibility from simple factual negation.
Morphological NotesParticle (adverbial negation). Used primarily with subjunctive, imperative, infinitive, and participles; forms prohibitions and negates dependent clauses. Distinct from οὐ, which negates indicative statements of fact.
Rendering RationaleThe particle μή expresses qualified or conditional negation, typically used with non-indicative moods (subjunctive, imperative, infinitive, participle) rather than stating an absolute denial. The rendering "not (in will, command, or possibility)" preserves its distinct function as a negation tied to volition, contingency, or prohibition rather than simple factual denial.

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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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