Acts 18:6:20Acts.18.6.W20TAB
ἐγώ
egō
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GŌ
- 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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Word in context
- word
e-GŌ
- sentence
an-ti-tas-so-ME-nōn de au-TŌN kai blas-phê-MOUN-tōn ek-ti-na-KSA-me-nos ta hi-MA-ti-a EI-pen pros au-TOUS to HAI-ma hy-MŌN e-PI tên ke-pha-LÊN hy-MŌN ka-tha-ROS e-GŌ a-PO tou NYN eis ta ETH-nê po-REU-so-mai
Exegesis
The verbless clause katharos egō {καθαρὸς ἐγώ | katharós egṓ} intensifies his declaration of innocence.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–gamma–omega
“I, self”
In context — Acts 18:6
When they kept resisting and speaking against him, he shook out his clothes and said, “Your blood is on your own heads; I am clean . From this point on I will go to the Gentiles .”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:6:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 18:6, so the Greek word ἐγώ (egō) 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.18.6.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.6.W20.S1) and character.