John 15:1:1John.15.1.W1TAB
Ἐγώ
ego
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GO
- Extended
- eh-GOH
- IPA
- /e.ˈgɔː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ
- sentence
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic subject-verb sequence egō eimi {Ἐγώ εἰμι | egṓ eimí}, where the explicit pronoun foregrounds Jesus’ self-identification.
Root and etymology
leglambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 15:1
I am the vine, the one that is true, and My Father is the cultivator.
About this coordinate
John 15:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 15:1, so the Greek word Ἐγώ (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.15.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.1.W1.S1) and character.