Pronoun Enclitics
An enclitic is a word that is phonetically attached so closely with the preceding word that it has no accent of its own.
Many personal pronouns are enclitics (e.g., mou, moi, me, sou, soi, se).
An enclitic is sometimes accented—
1. for emphasis or
2. when it is the first word in a sentence.
Declension Format
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Person +
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Case +
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Number
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e]gw<
|
First
|
nominative
|
singular (I)
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soi<
|
Second
|
dative
|
singular (to you)
|
u[mw?n
|
Second
|
genitive
|
plural (your)
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The third person pronoun au]to
au]to
Third Person Pronoun Paradigm: Three Genders
Masculine
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Singular
|
|
Plural
|
|
Nom.
|
au]to |
he
|
au]toi<
|
they
|
Gen.
|
au]tou?
|
his
|
au]tw?n
|
their
|
Dat.
|
au]t&?
|
to/for him
|
au]toi?j
|
to/for them
|
Acc.
|
au]to |
him
|
au]tou |
them
|
Feminine
|
Singular
|
|
Plural
|
|
Nom.
|
au]th<
|
she
|
au]tai<
|
they
|
Gen.
|
au]th?j
|
hers
|
au]tw?n
|
their
|
Dat.
|
au]t^?
|
to/for her
|
au]tai?j
|
to/for them
|
Acc.
|
au]th |
her
|
au]ta |
them
|
Neuter
|
Singular
|
|
Plural
|
|
Nom.
|
au]to<
|
it
|
au]ta<
|
they
|
Gen.
|
au]tou?
|
its
|
au]tw?n
|
their
|
Dat.
|
au]t&?
|
to/for it
|
au]toi?j
|
to/for them
|
Acc.
|
au]to<
|
it
|
au]ta<
|
them
| Three Uses
au]to1. As a pronoun, au]tole
Jesus said to him (Jn. 14:6).
pro>j tou>j po
at his feet (Acts 5:10)
e]n trisi>n h[mein three days I will raise it (Jn. 2:19).
(“it,” au]to2. As a reflexive intensifier, when au]tonominative case) and translated reflexively (e.g., He himself will get the car).
au]to> to> pneu?ma summarturei?
The Spirit itself [himself] beareth witness (Rom. 8:16).
]Ihsou?j au]to>j ou]k e]ba
Jesus himself did not baptize (Jn. 4:2).
3. As an adjective meaning “same,” when au]toh[ au]th> sa>rc
the same flesh (1 Cor. 15:39)
e]n au]t^? t^? h[me
in that same day (Lk. 23:12).
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