Person

Glossary

Verbs and pronouns can be in first person, second person, or third person. a verb or pronoun is in the first person if it refers to the speaking. It is in the second person if it refers to the being addressed by the speaker. It is in the third person if it refers to anyone or anything other that the speaker or the being addressed by the speaker.

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

λέγω

λέγεις

λέγει

legō

legeis

legei

I say or I am saying

You say or You are saying

He/she/it says or he/she/it is saying

Example: MAT 6:16

ἀμὴν

λέγω

ὑμῖν

amēn

legō

hymin

Truly

I am saying

to you

Truly I say to you

λέγω is first person; ὑμῖν is second person.

Article

See the individual articles for First_Person, Second Person, and Third_Person.

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