Lexical Summary kagó: and I, I also Original Word: καγώ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and, even so, me also. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi (kam-oy'),and accusative case kame (kam-eh') and (or also, even, etc.) I, (to) me -- (and, even, even so, so) I (also, in like wise), both me, me also. see GREEK kai see GREEK ego NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originsee kai and egó. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2504: κἀγώκἀγώ (so the recent editions usually (in opposed to the κἀγώ etc. of Griesbach, et al., cf. Herm. Vig., p. 526; Winers Grammar, § 5, 4 a.; Lipsius, Gram. Untersuch., p. 4; cf. Iota)) (by crasis from καί ἐγώ (retained e. g. in Matthew 26:15 T; Luke 2:48 WH; 1. and I, the καί simply connecting: John 10:21, etc.; and I (together), Luke 2:48; distributively, and I (in like manner): John 6:56; John 15:4; John 17:26; and I (on the other hand), James 2:18 (καγο ἔργα ἔχω); Luke 22:29; Acts 22:19; and I (indeed), John 6:57; Romans 11:3. at the beginning of a period, Latinet equidem, and I (to speak of myself): John 1:31, 33; John 12:32; 1 Corinthians 2:1; with the καί used consecutively (see under καί, I. 2 d.), cf. our and so: Matthew 11:28; John 20:15; Acts 22:13; 2 Corinthians 6:17; κἀγώ ... καί, both ... and: κἀμέ οἴδατε, καί οἴδατε πόθεν εἰμί, both me (my person) and my origin, John 7:28. 2. "I also; I as well; I likewise; in like manner I:" so that one puts himself on a level with others, Matthew 2:8; Matthew 10:32; Luke 11:9; Luke 16:9; John 15:9,( 3. even I, this selfsame I, the καί pointing the statement: Romans 3:7; cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 835. STRONGS NT 2504: κἀμέ [κἀμέ, see κἀγώ.] STRONGS NT 2504: κἀμοί [κἀμοί, see κἀγώ.] The compound particle 2504 expresses “I also,” “me also,” or “to me also.” By joining καί (“also”) to ἐγώ (“I”), it heightens personal involvement and signals identification, reciprocity, or continuation with what has just been stated. Its force is stronger than merely adding the separate words; it presses the speaker’s own place into the narrative. Major Spheres of New Testament Use 1. Personal testimony and identification Christ’s Self-Revelation The Gospels repeatedly place 2504 on the lips of Jesus to stress His deliberate participation in the Father’s work and His saving purpose for people. • Divine synergy: “My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I too am working.” (John 5:17) Reciprocity in Kingdom Relationships Luke 22:29 links the mutual covenantal granting of a kingdom: “And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me.” Here κἀγὼ solidifies continuity within the chain Father → Son → disciples. In Revelation, the exalted Christ employs 2504 to promise shared authority and reward: “And to the one who overcomes… just as I have received authority from My Father.” (Revelation 2:26-27) and “I will grant him the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” (Revelation 3:21). The phrase “I also” moves the reader from Christ’s victory to the believer’s participation. Apostolic Solidarity Paul frequently harnesses 2504 to convey empathetic unity with his readers and co-workers: • Identifying with weakness: “And I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual but as worldly.” (1 Corinthians 3:1) Such usage demonstrates that apostolic authority walks hand in hand with humble fellowship. Witness and Disclosure John the Baptist thrice employs κἀγὼ to underscore firsthand revelation: “And I myself did not know Him… but He who sent me to baptize with water told me…” (John 1:31-34). The pattern accents prophetic submission to divine disclosure. Judicial and Rhetorical Setting Before tribunals Paul appeals to 2504 for credibility: “Brother Saul, receive your sight. And at that very moment I could see.” (Acts 22:13) The form heightens the courtroom force of personal testimony. Liturgical Echoes Hebrews 8:9 quotes Jeremiah’s new-covenant promise, “And I turned away from them,” preserving κἀγὼ within the Septuagintal wording. Its presence signals continuity between the Sinai covenant’s breach and the better covenant inaugurated in Christ. Pastoral Implications 1. Ministry Identity – 2504 invites leaders to engage personally in the truths they proclaim. Historical Reception Early church homilies relied upon these passages to motivate martyr-confession (cf. Matthew 10:32-33) and to frame baptismal liturgies (“I also am working,” John 5:17, as a summons into God’s ongoing labor). Patristic commentators saw in κἀγὼ the seal of Christ’s consubstantiality with the Father and His condescending fellowship with humankind. Summary Strong’s Greek 2504 saturates the New Testament with a dynamic declaration of personal involvement—whether divine in origin or apostolically imitated. Its repeated pairing of “I also” forms a golden thread of solidarity: Father and Son, Christ and disciple, apostle and church, shepherd and flock. Wherever it appears, Scripture calls readers to enter that same holy reciprocity. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:8 PPro-S1CGRK: μοι ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω KJV: and worship him also. INT: to me that I also having come might worship Matthew 10:32 PPro-S1C Matthew 10:33 PPro-S1C Matthew 11:28 PPro-S1C Matthew 16:18 PPro-S1C Matthew 18:33 PPro-S1C Matthew 21:24 PPro-S1C Matthew 21:24 PPro-S1C Matthew 26:15 PPro-S1C Luke 1:3 PPro-S1C Luke 2:48 PPro-S1C Luke 11:9 PPro-S1C Luke 19:23 PPro-S1C Luke 20:3 PPro-S1C Luke 22:29 PPro-S1C John 1:31 PPro-S1C John 1:33 PPro-S1C John 1:34 PPro-S1C John 5:17 PPro-S1C John 6:44 PPro-S1C John 6:54 PPro-S1C John 6:56 PPro-S1C John 6:57 PPro-S1C John 7:28 PPro-S1C John 8:26 PPro-S1C Strong's Greek 2504 |
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