Egṓ — G1473

G1473 · Greek — ἐγώ

Pronunciation: eg-o'

Definition

pronoun

  1. The nominatives ἐγώ and ἡμεῖς, when joined to a verb, generally have force and emphasis, or indicate antithesis, as
  2. The enclitic (and monosyllabic) genitive, dative, and accusative are connected with nouns, verbs, adverbs, but not with prepositions
  3. As in classic Greek, μου and ἡμῶν are very often used for the possessive pronouns ἐμός and ἡμέτερος
    1. they are generally placed after their substantives, as ὁ οἶκος μου, ἡ ζωή ἡμῶν, etc. — the fuller form ἐμοῦ only for the sake of distinction or antithesis , as μητέρα αὐτοῦ καί ἐμοῦ
    2. But they are sometimes placed before substantives, even which have the article, when no emphasis resides in the pronoun or antithesis is involved in its use
  4. τί ἐμοί (ἡμῖν) καί σοι (ὑμῖν)

Usually translated as

I, me

Origin

a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)

Occurrences

Egṓ occurs 368 times in 332 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (30), Mark (15), Luke (22), John (129), Acts (38), Romans (16), 1 Corinthians (20), 2 Corinthians (10), Galatians (8), Ephesians (3), Philippians (3), Colossians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (3), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (2), Philemon (3), Hebrews (5), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1), 2 John (1), 3 John (1), Revelation (15)

Strong's Lexicon — E