Acts 18:10:2Acts.18.10.W2TAB
ἐγώ
egô
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GÔ
- Extended
- eh-GOH
- IPA
- /eˈgɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GÔ
- sentence
di-O-ti e-GÔ EI-mi me-TA sou KAI ou-de-EIS e-pi-THEE-se-TAI soi tou ka-KÔ-sai se di-O-ti la-OS es-TI moi po-LYS en têi PO-lei TAU-têi
Exegesis
The first dioti connects back to the preceding command not to fear, supplying the reason: egō eimi meta sou {ἐγώ εἰμι μετὰ σοῦ | e-gṓ ei-mí me-tá soû} ‘I am with you,’ where the explicit subject egō adds emphasis to the Speaker’s personal presence.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–gamma–omega
“I, self”
In context — Acts 18:10
For I am with you, and no one will lay hands on you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 18:10, so the Greek word ἐγώ (egô) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.10.W2.S1) and character.