John 18:38:19John.18.38.W19TAB
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 ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an
- sentence
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an
Exegesis
In the final clause, emphatic Egō {Ἐγὼ | E-gṑ} ‘I’ foregrounds Pilate’s personal assessment, negated by oudemian {οὐδεμίαν | ou-de-mí-an} ‘no, not any’ modifying aitian {αἰτίαν | ai-tí-an} ‘charge’.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:38
Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 18:38:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 18:38, 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.18.38.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W19.S1) and character.