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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