John 8:16:5John.8.16.W5TAB
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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Word in context
- word
e-GŌ
- sentence
KAI e-AN KRI-nō de e-GŌ hê KRI-sis hê e-MÊ a-lē-thi-NÊ ES-tin HO-ti MO-nos ouk ei-MI al E-gō KAI ho PEM-psas me pa-TÊR
Exegesis
The opening sequence kai ean krinō de egō {καὶ ἐὰν κρίνω δὲ ἐγώ | kaí eàn krínō dè egṓ} combines kai with ean plus a subjunctive verb, forming a conditional clause that is concessive in force: “even if I should judge.” The explicit subject egō is fronted after the verb, adding emphasis to the “I” in contrast with His opponents.
The strong adversative allʼ introduces the correction, followed by an asyndetic coordination: egō kai ho pempsas me patēr {ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πέμψας με πατήρ | egṓ kaí ho pémpsas me patḗr}. Here the Father is identified by a participial phrase “the One who sent Me,” tightly linking mission and relational identity. The implied verb “are” in this final coordination must be supplied in English, so the translations make the joint presence and authority explicit (“I and the Father...”), preserving the Greek emphasis on shared judgment while smoothing word order for natural English flow.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:16
And even if I judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 8:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 8:16, 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.8.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.16.W5.S1) and character.