[B-Greek] EGW EIMI in John 8:58

Arie Dirkzwager dirkzwager at pandora.be
Wed Mar 17 03:18:16 EST 2004


In my opinion EGW EIMI gives emphasis.
In John 8: 58 it is a method to translate "I am" as a way to express JHWH.
The reaction in vs. 59 shows that the Jews understood it that way. Cfr. Lev
24: 16.

In John 8: 24 Jesus is claiming prophesies of Isaiah. The background of vs.
12ff. is Isaiah 49: 4-7 and in vs. 21-29 you can find several connections
with Isaiah 52: 13 - 53: 12.
So Jesus is expressing with emphasis: *I* am the Servant of the LORD.

Arie


Dr. A. Dirkzwager
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be

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Onderwerp: [B-Greek] EGW EIMI in John 8:58


Dear Friends, re: EGW EIMI. I understand that EGW is a first person singular
pronoun meaning "I", and that EIMI is the first person singular present
indicative which means "I am". I was just wondering why John 8:58 (also 8:24
et al) uses EGW EIMI, literally,  "I, I am" instead of simply EIMI, "I am".
Is EGW used for the sake of emphasis? Many thanks.

Tony Costa
Toronto, Canada
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