Egō | Greek Mnemonics

Bill Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards (2nd Edition):

8. egō (ἐγώ): I

Mnemonics / Memory Aids:

A.) I have an ego. 

B.) I take my eggs to go. 

C.) “Driving by is the little ego-centered person named ἐγώ, identified by his egg-shaped head.” (Lyle W. Story, Greek To Me, p. 58.)

D.) Think of a person with a big ego always saying “I, I, I.” (Google Gemini) 

E.) “Lego my Eggo,” I said. 

F.) The word egō (ἐγώ) sort of looks like the English word “eye,” which sounds like “I”. 

G.) “I” have a real ego. (Danny Zacharias, FlashGreek Lite) 

H.) I am so egotistical. (James Rochford, Evidence Unseen) 

I.) ego is how I think about myself. (Tanner Huss) 

J.) “I” say Lego my Ego. (Dr. Meg Ramey) 

K.) “Ego” is the EGOcentric “I”. If someone is egocentric, they’re focused on themselves — on I. (ChatGPT) 

L.) Here's a poem in rhyming couplet:

Where Grecian statues strike a stance, They whisper “egō”  in their glance. 

Through Hellenistic chisel’s grace, “Egō” stands in the human face. 

In sculpted form and noble brow, The self spoke “egō” then as now. 

Their posture bold, their gaze held high, Proclaimed the ancient Grecian “I.” 

With flowing robe and lifted chin, Each figure said “egō” within. (ChatGPT) 

So hear the truth, let knowledge grow, Greek “egō” means the English “I,” you know. (Google Gemini)

M.) When Christ said “egō eimi,” clear, He claimed the Name they dared not hear. Cf. Exodus 3:14; Jn. 8:58. Note: “egō eimi” is Greek for “I am.” (Rhyming couplet by ChatGPT.)