egō G1473

ἐγώ (egō) means “I/we” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐγώ Greek · G1473 836 tagged occurrences in 654 verses

Pronunciation guide: eg-o' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1473

ἐγώ · egō · I/we

ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, of person(s) pron. I. (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But often there is no apparent emphasis, as Mat.10:16, Jhn.10:17; ἰδοὺ ἐ. (= Heb. הִנֵּנִי, cf. 1Ki.3:8), Act.9:10; ἐ. (like Heb. אֲנִי), I am, Jhn.1:23 (LXX), Act.7:32 (LXX). (b) The enclitic forms (see supr.) are used with nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, where there is no emphasis: ἐν τ. πατρί μου, Jhn.14:20; μου τ. λόγους, Mat.7:24; ὀπίσω μου, Mat.3:11; ἰσχυρότερός μου, ib.; λέγει μοι, Rev.5:5; also with the prep. πρός, as Mrk.9:19, al. The full forms (ἐμοῦ, etc.) are used with the other prepositions, as δι᾽ ἐμοῦ, ἐν ἐμοί, εἰς ἐμέ, etc., also for emphasis, as Luk.10:16, Jhn.7:23, Mrk.14:7, al. (with) The genitive μου and ἡμῶν are often used for the poss. pronouns ἐμός, ἡμέτερος: τ. λαόν μου, Mat.2:6; μου τῂ ἀπιστιᾳ, Mrk.9:24. (d) τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί ( = Heb. מַה־לִי וָלָךְ, Jdg.11:12, al.), i.e. what have we in common: Mat.8:29, Mrk.1:24, 5:7, Luk.8:28, Jhn.2:4; τί γάρ μοι, 1Co.5:2. (e) The interchange of ἐγώ and ἡμεῖς, common in π., appears in Pauline Epp. (see M, Pr., 86f., M, Th., 131f.). (f) κἀγώ (= καὶ ἐγώ), and I, even I, I also: Mat.2:8, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:56, Rom.3:7, 1Co.7:40, al.; κἀγώ . . . καί, both . . . and, Jhn.7:28. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I, the first-person pronoun.

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How translators render G1473

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
me	612
my	467
i	365
us	261
our	235
we	136
of our	52
to me	52
to us	26
for us	23
vvv	22
for me	16
i am	15
of my	13
of us	10
of mine	7
with me	7
with us	6
of me	5
to my	5
in me	4
mine	4
ours	4
on me	3
than i	3
that i	3
will i	3
am i	2
and we	2
by my	2
me that does it	2
me to stumble	2
on our behalf	2
we exist	2
when i	2
while we	2
about me	1
against me	1
against us	1
as for me	1
as i	1
as ours	1
as surely as i	1
as we	1
at my side	1
at us	1
because i	1
before me	1
both us	1
business of mine is it	1
but i	1
but our	1
by us	1
could we find	1
do i	1
do we	1
does our	1
for both us	1
for my	1
from me	1
have i	1
he did to us	1
his	1
i do	1
i do not have	1
i face	1
i had	1
i myself	1
i still have	1
i was	1
i will	1
if we	1
in my	1
in my apostleship	1
in our	1
is spoken	1
it is my	1
it is to us	1
it is we	1
it was i	1
let us	1
may our	1
me again	1
me alone	1
me discuss	1
me on my journey	1
me say	1
me to it	1
my example	1
my own	1
my tax	1
myself	1
of	1
of our lives	1
of the body	1
on my behalf	1
on our	1
on us	1
our behalf	1
our instruction	1
our own	1
over to me	1
should my	1
since we	1
sir	1
so we	1
that we	1
the	1
the rest of us	1
then make my	1
to our	1
to us about this	1
to us as well	1
to us who	1
us to be	1
want with me	1
we are	1
we are one	1
we do it for a crown	1
we have	1
we have only	1
we must give	1
we ourselves	1
we should go	1
we who	1
we who are	1
when we	1
while	1
while i	1
who has been a mother to me	1
whom we	1
will we escape	1
your	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
me	646
my	500
i	398
us	306
our	249
we	146
unto me	67
of our	48
unto us	36
to me	30
mine	17
of me	16
for us	14
to us	13
of us	12
with me	11
of my	10
for me	7
with us	6
on me	5
mine own	4
of mine	4
ours	4
that i	4
when i	4
as we	3
my sake	3
on us	3
that we	3
unto my	3
when we	3
as i	2
have i	2
in me	2
our sakes	2
to my	2
unto our	2
upon me	2
us-ward	2
we have	2
while i	2
you	2
are we	1
as we are	1
at me	1
because i	1
by me	1
do i	1
from	1
have we	1
have we to do	1
in our	1
is my	1
love	1
my face	1
myself	1
now	1
on mine	1
on our	1
our behalf	1
our company	1
should we have	1
so great	1
than i	1
that i am	1
thou me	1
though i	1
to awake	1
to our	1
upon us	1
we ourselves	1
we to do	1
which concern mine	1
while we	1
with our	1

Verses containing G1473

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Matthew 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
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Matthew 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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Matthew 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
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Matthew 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
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Matthew 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
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Matthew 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Matthew 5:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Matthew 5:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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Matthew 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
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Matthew 5:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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Matthew 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
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Matthew 8:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Matthew 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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Matthew 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
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Matthew 10:32 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
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Matthew 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
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Matthew 10:37 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
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Matthew 10:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 10:40 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
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Matthew 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
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Matthew 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
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Matthew 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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Matthew 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Matthew 12:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
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Matthew 12:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Matthew 12:30 · BSB · 3 occurrences
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
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Matthew 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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Matthew 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
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Matthew 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
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Matthew 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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Matthew 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
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Matthew 16:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 17:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
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Matthew 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
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Matthew 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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Matthew 18:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
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Matthew 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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Matthew 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
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Matthew 18:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
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Matthew 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
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Matthew 20:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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Matthew 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
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Matthew 20:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
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Matthew 21:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 21:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
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Matthew 22:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
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Matthew 23:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
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Matthew 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
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