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ἐγώ

ἐγώ, ἐγώ, I

ἐγώ, I: Pron. of the first person:—Ep. mostly ἐγών before vowels (so in Dor., before consonants, Epich. 85, Sophr. 81, Ar. Ach. 748, 754), rarely in Trag., A. Pers. 932 (lyr.); Boeot. ἱών A.D. Pron. 51.4:— strengthd. ἔγωγε,
  • I at least, for my part, indeed, for myself (more freq. in Att. than in Hom.): Dor. ἐγώνγα Alcm. 51, Ar. Ach. 736, Lys. 986, dat. ἐμίνγα IG 2(2).1126.7 (Amphict. Delph.): Boeot. ἱώνγα Corinn. 21; ἱώνει Ead. 10; ἰώγα Ar. Ach. 898: Lacon. and Tarent. ἐγώνη, Hsch., A.D. Conj. 255.29.
    • II oblique cases from a difft. root, gen. ἐμοῦ, enclit. μου; Ion. and Ep. ἐμέο, ἐμεῦ, μευ, also ἐμέθεν Il. 1.525, E. Hel. 177 (lyr.); Aeol. ἔμεθεν Sapph. 94.7 L.-P.; ἐμεῖο IG 3.1337; μεθέν Sophr. 20; Dor. ἐμέος, ἐμεῦς, Epich. 144; Boeot. ἐμοῦς Corinn. 37; also ἐμῶς, ἐμίο, ἐμίω, ἐμίως A.D. Pron. 74.17:—dat. ἐμοί, enclit. μοι (which may be compared with Skt. gen. me in κλῦθί μοι Il. 5.115, al.); ὅ μοι πόσις Schwyzer 683 (Cypr.); Dor. ἐμίν Epich. 99, AJA 29.461 (Rhodian, v B. C.), Ar. Ach. 733, Theoc. 4.30; Tarent. ἐμίνη Rhinth. 13: acc. ἐμέ, enclit. με; Cypr. μι Inscr.Cypr. 59,60 H.
    • III dual, nom. and acc., νῶι, we two, Il. 5.34, etc.; acc. νῶιν Zenod.ad Il. 8.377; Att. νώ Pl. Phdr. 278b (also Il. 5.219, Od. 15.475); νῶε Antim. 39, Corinn. 5: gen., dat. νῶιν; νῷν S. Ant. 3; νῶι dat., Orph. L. 773; νῶιν, = ἡμῖν, Q.S. 1.213, etc.
    • IV pl., nom. ἡμεῖς (ἡμέες f.l. in Hdt. 2.6, al., rejected by A.D. Pron. 93.1); Aeol. ἄμμες Od. 9.303, Alc. 18.3, Pi. P. 4.144; Dor. ἁμές Alcm. 65, Epich. 42, Ar. Lys. 168:—gen. ἡμῶν (also ἥμων A.D. Synt. 130.23); Ion. ἡμέων Hdt. 1.112, etc.; ἡμείων Od. 24.170, Herod. 1.46; Aeol. ἀμμέων Alc. 88, Milet. 3 No.152.29; ἄμμων ib. 74, A.D. Pron. 95.3; Dor. ἁμέων Alcm. 66; ἁμῶν [Epich.]266, Ar. Lys. 168, Theoc. 2.158; Cret., Boeot. ἁμίων SIG 528.5, A.D. Pron. 95.21:—dat. ἡμῖν, in S. also ἡμίν (ῐ) (or ἧμιν Aristarch.ad Il. 1.214, A.D. Pron. 95.3); also rarely in Com., Phryn.Com. 37, Ar. Av. 386 (dub.); Aeol. ἄμμῐν, ἄμμῐ, Il. 1.384, Alc. 80, al., Pi. P. 4.155, A. Th. 156 (lyr.), Milet. 3 No.152; ἄμμεσιν Alc. 100; Dor. also ἁμίν or ἇμιν, Alcm. 77, 78, A. Eu. 347 (lyr.), Ar. Lys. 1081; with ῑ, Id. Ach. 821, Theoc. 7.145:—acc. ἡμᾶς (also ἧμᾰς Od. 16.372); Ion. ἡμέας Il. 8.211, SIG 273.25 (Milet., iv B. C.); ἥμεας Od. 4.294 (cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.140); Aeol. ἄμμε Il. 1.59, Sapph. 115, Theocr.8.25; Dor. ἁμέ SIG 1 (Abu Simbel, vi B. C.), Epich. 173, Ar. Ach. 759 codd., Lys. 95.—On these dialectic varieties, v. A.D. Pron. 50 sqq. (Cf. Skt. ahám (ἐγών), acc. pl. asmā´n; for νώ cf. Skt. nau):—freq. in answers, as an affirmative, esp. in form ἔγωγε, S. Tr. 1248, Pl. Tht. 149b, etc.; οὗτος ἐ. here am I, Pi. O. 4.26; ὅδʼ ἐκεῖνος ἐ. S. OC 138 (lyr.); rarely with Art., τὸν ἐμέ myself, Pl. Tht. 166a, Sph. 239b (but ὁ ἐ. the Self, the Ego, Dam. Pr. 444); τίς ὢν οὗτος ὁ ἐγὼ τυγχάνω; Plu. Col. 2.1119a; τί ἐστι φίλος; ἄλλος ἐ. Pythag. ap. Herm. in Phdr. p.166 A.; τί τοῦτʼ ἐμοί; ἡμῖν τί τοῦτʼ ἔστʼ; Lat. quid mea hoc refert ? Ar. Th. 498, etc.; ἐγώ; in a question, Ar. Eq. 1336, al.; ἡμεῖς the self, ἔνθα δὴ ἡμεῖς μάλιστα Plot. 1.1.7.

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