Mark 10:39:21Mark.10.39.W21TAB
ἐγὼ
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
hoi de EI-pan au-TOI dy-NA-me-tha ho de ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS to po-TE-ri-on ho e-GŌ PI-nō PI-es-the KAI to BA-ptis-ma ho e-GŌ bap-TI-dzo-mai bap-tis-THĒ-se-s-the
Exegesis
In each, the first person present verb—ego pino {ἐγὼ πίνω | egṓ pínō} ‘I drink’ and ego baptizomai {ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι | egṓ baptízomai} ‘I am baptized’—establishes Jesus’ present experience, while the corresponding future forms piesthe {πίεσθε | píesthe} ‘you will drink’ and baptisthesesthe {βαπτισθήσεσθε | baptisthḗ-sesthe} ‘you will be baptized’ declare the disciples’ future participation. The symmetry of structure (object + relative clause + first person verb / second person future verb) and the use of future tense create a strong rhetorical parallelism that underscores the inevitability of shared suffering. The translation reproduces this by preserving the parallel “the cup which I drink, you will drink; and the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,” maintaining both the metaphorical pairing and the prophetic certainty conveyed by the futures.
In context — Mark 10:39
And they said to Him, “We are able.” But Jesus said to them, “The cup which I drink, you will drink; and the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:39:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Mark 10:39, so the Greek word ἐγὼ (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 Mark.10.39.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.39.W21.S1) and character.