John 18:26:16John.18.26.W16TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GŌ
- clause
OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU
- sentence
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU
Exegesis
In the quoted question, ouk egō se eidon {Οὐκ ἐγώ σε εἶδον | Oúk e-Gṓ se eî-don} fronting ouk {Οὐκ | Oúk} and egō {ἐγώ | e-Gṓ} creates a pointed rhetorical challenge rather than a neutral inquiry.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:26
One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, says, “Did I not see you with Him in the garden?”
About this coordinate
John 18:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 18:26, 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 John.18.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.26.W16.S1) and character.