Paul and egō: Some Comments on Grammar and Style

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 distingui...

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Main Author: Winger, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-37
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pauline letters / Greek language / Personal pronoun / egō (Morphemics)
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Emphasis
B Rhythm
B Style
B egō
B Grammar
B Pronouns
B Paul
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688516000333