Strong's G1473 · Greek
ἐγώ
ego · /eg-o'/
Definition
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
KJV: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐγώ across 334 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
334 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted. Showing the first 200.
Matthew30 verses
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Matthew 3:14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Raca: that is, Vain fellow
Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 5:32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 5:34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Matthew 5:39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 8:7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Matthew 8:9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. harmless: or, simple
Matthew 11:10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Matthew 12:27And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Matthew 12:28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Matthew 14:27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 18:33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?1487 Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Matthew 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Matthew 21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew 22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Matthew 23:34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Matthew 24:5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Matthew 25:27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Matthew 26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Matthew 26:25Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Matthew 26:33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. offended: or, though the faith of other men should be shaken and fail, yet mine will be firm and constant
Matthew 26:39And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark15 verses
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mark 1:8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark 6:16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Mark 6:50For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
Mark 10:38But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Mark 10:39And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Mark 11:33And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mark 12:26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark 13:6For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mark 14:19And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one Is it I? and another said,3385 Is it I?
Mark 14:29But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
Mark 14:36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Mark 14:58We heard him say I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
Mark 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Luke22 verses
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Luke 1:19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
Luke 3:16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Luke 7:8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. one: Gr. this man
Luke 7:27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luke 8:46And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Luke 9:9And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
Luke 10:3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Luke 10:35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luke 11:19And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luke 15:17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 19:22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Luke 19:23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luke 20:8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Luke 21:8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. and the time: or, and, The time
Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Luke 22:27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Luke 22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luke 22:70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Luke 23:14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
Luke 24:39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Luke 24:49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
John130 verses
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed I am not the Christ.
John 1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John 1:26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
John 1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
John 4:32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
John 4:38I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
John 5:7The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John 5:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 5:34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 5:36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 5:43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
John 5:45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
John 6:20But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
John 6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:48I am that bread of life.
John 6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John 7:8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John 7:29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
John 7:34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
John 7:36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
John 8:11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
John 8:12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
John 8:15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John 8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
John 8:18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 8:21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
John 8:22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
John 8:23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John 8:28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
John 8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
John 8:42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
John 8:45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
John 8:49Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
John 8:50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
John 8:54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
John 8:55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
John 8:58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 9:9Some said This is he others said,3754 He is like him: but he said I am he.
John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
John 10:7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 10:14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
John 10:17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
John 10:18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John 10:25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John 10:30I and my Father are one.
John 10:34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
John 11:42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 12:26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 12:50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
John 13:7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
John 13:14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
John 13:15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John 13:18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
John 13:19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Now: or, From henceforth
John 13:26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. sop: or, morsel
John 13:33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
John 14:11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
John 14:12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
John 14:14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
John 14:20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
John 15:5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. without me: or, severed from me
John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:4But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16:16A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
John 16:17Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
John 16:26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
John 16:27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
John 17:9I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
John 17:11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 17:14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. sanctified: or, truly sanctified
John 17:22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John 17:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
John 18:5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
John 18:6As soon then as he had said unto them I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
John 18:8Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
John 18:20Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
John 18:21Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
John 18:26One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John 18:35Pilate answered Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
John 18:37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John 18:38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
John 19:6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Acts3 verses
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
Acts 7:32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Acts 9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1473 (ego) mean?
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
How many times does G1473 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1473 (ἐγώ) appears in 334 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “I.”
How is ego translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1473 is rendered as “I” (364×), “am” (2×), “me” (2×), “my” (2×).