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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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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)
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688516000333 |