RT Article
T1 Paul and egō: Some Comments on Grammar and Style
JF New Testament studies
VO 63
IS 1
SP 23
OP 37
A1 Winger, Michael
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1581972725
AB Why does Paul use the pronoun egō, which usually does not affect sense (adequately indicated by a first person singular verb)? The standard explanation, that egō supplies emphasis, is incomplete at best. A detailed survey of Paul's usage shows various factors: sometimes egō helps Paul distinguish himself from others, and other times to align himself with them; sometimes it allows a paradoxical construction in which Paul both admits and denies that he has done something; sometimes it seems linked to certain verbs; sometimes it supplies a kind of rhythm to a passage.
K1 Paul
K1 Emphasis
K1 Grammar
K1 Pronouns
K1 Rhythm
K1 Style
K1 egō
DO 10.1017/S0028688516000333