and I
kago marks the first-person speaker as joined to or set alongside another statement or participant.
The attested use marks the first-person singular participant in a coordinated, comparative, or corresponding statement, often adding the speaker's action or status alongside another's. Its nominative forms commonly introduce the speaker as subject, while dative and accusative forms place the same speaker within the clause as recipient or object.
Senses in use
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First-person participant in addition or comparison · dominant
The nominative singular forms identify the speaker in a parallel or added statement: in John 20:21 the sending of the disciples corresponds to the Father's sending, and in 2 Corinthians 11:22 the speaker matches the groups named in the repeated claims. In 1 Corinthians 11:1 the speaker's imitation is set alongside Christ's; dative singular κἀμοί in 1 Corinthians 15:8 places the speaker among those to whom the appearance came, while accusative singular κἀμὲ in John 16:32 places the speaker as the one left alone.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often makes the coordination visible with wording such as “I also,” as in John 20:21 and 2 Corinthians 11:22, while other clauses use “and I” or simply “I.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, those English choices do not by themselves define the term.