μέ
mé
G3165
SILEX Entry
Definition
First-person singular accusative or emphatic pronoun; refers to the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition. Used to indicate the person speaking is affected by the action of the verb, often in contrast or emphasis within the sentence. Can function as an unemphatic objective, direct object ('me'), or, where syntactically prominent, an emphatic pronoun highlighting the speaker as the object.
Semantic Range
me (unemphatic direct object), me (after prepositions, as the object of a preposition), emphatic: me in contrast to others
Root / Etymology
Contracted or enclitic form of the first-person singular accusative pronoun in Greek; related to ἐμέ (emé), which is the elongated form. Ultimately stems from the Proto-Indo-European *me.
Historical & Contextual Notes
μέ is the typical object form of 'I' in Koine and Classical Greek, functioning as the direct object or after prepositions. In most cases, μέ appears as an enclitic (brief, unaccented) form, but not at the beginning of a clause. ἐμέ is the fully accented and often emphatic variant, used especially for contrast or to express emphasis. In the New Testament and wider Koine literature, μέ appears frequently and is grammatically central, enabling fine distinctions in Greek that are not always conveyed in English. English 'me' is usually an accurate translation, but English cannot represent the difference between enclitic μέ and emphatic ἐμέ. In Septuagint and Koine Greek, μέ functions as a normal objective pronoun, used in almost every possible case where English would use 'me.' The distinction between μέ/ἐμέ may be parallel to other pronoun pairs like σοῦ/ἐσοῦ (you). No theological connotation is attached to the form itself.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a shorter (and probably original) form of ἐμέ; me:--I, me, my.
Word Forms
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Occurrences in Scripture
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