Luke 22:32:1Luke.22.32.W1TAB
ἐγὼ
ego
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GO
- Extended
- eh-GOH
- IPA
- /eˈgo/
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-GO
- sentence
e-GO de e-de-Ê-thên pe-RI SOU HI-na mê e-KLI-pêi hê PI-stis sou kai SY PO-te e-pi-STRE-psas STÊ-ri-son tous a-del-PHOUS sou
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the emphatic subject egō {ἐγώ | egṓ}, placing strong focus on Jesus as the speaking subject, followed immediately by the contrastive postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé}, which links this assurance to the preceding warning about Satan’s demand to sift Simon.
Root and etymology
leglambda–epsilon–gamma
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 22:32, so the Greek word ἐγὼ (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 Luke.22.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.32.W1.S1) and character.