John 12:49:2John.12.49.W2TAB
ἐγὼ
ego
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GO
- 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-GO
- sentence
HO-ti e-GO eks e-mau-TOU ouk e-LA-lê-sa al ho PEM-psas me pa-TÊR au-TOS moi en-to-LÊN DE-dō-ken TI EI-pō KAI TI la-LÊ-sō
Exegesis
The emphatic first-person pronoun ego {ἐγώ | e-gō}, together with the prepositional phrase ex emautou {ἐξ ἐμαυτοῦ | ex e-mau-toû}, places strong focus on the subject and explicitly denies that Jesus is the independent origin of His words.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 12:49
For I have not spoken from Myself, but the Father who sent Me, He Himself has given Me a commandment—what I should say and what I should speak.
About this coordinate
John 12:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 12:49, so the Greek word ἐγὼ (ego) 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 John.12.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.49.W2.S1) and character.