John 18:20:4John.18.20.W4TAB
Ἐγὼ
egô
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GÔ
- Extended
- eh-GÔ
- 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-GÔ
- clause
e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TÔ ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô e-GÔ PAN-to-te e-DI-dak-sa en sy-na-gô-GÊ kai en tÔ hi-e-RÔ HO-pou PAN-tes hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NER-khon-tai kai en kryp-TÔ e-LA-lê-sa ou-DEN
Exegesis
Jesus then begins direct speech with repeated egō {Ἐγώ | egō} ‘I,’ an emphatic self-reference that frames the statement as His own public testimony.
The second egō {ἐγώ | egō} introduces a second self-attested clause, and pantote {πάντοτε | pantote} ‘always’ places the habit of teaching before edidaxa {ἐδίδαξα | edidaxa} ‘I taught,’ emphasizing consistency rather than a single event.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:20
Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly before the world . I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I said nothing in secret.”
About this coordinate
John 18:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 18:20, so the Greek word Ἐγὼ (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 John.18.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.20.W4.S1) and character.