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we (first-person plural nominative pronoun); the speakers or writers as a group
The first-person plural pronoun in its nominative form, identifying the speaker along with others as the subject of action or state. Paul uses it extensively to describe apostolic witness ('we proclaim'), shared Christian experience ('we have peace with God'), and communal identity. Ancient Greek shows dialectal variants—Epic and Ionic εἰμέν, Doric εἰμές—but the basic function remains constant. The pronoun can be inclusive (embracing the audience) or exclusive (distinguishing the speaker's group from others). In Acts, 'we' passages mark eyewitness narrative. Simple but indispensable for corporate voice.

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BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: ἐγώ, I: pronoun of the first person:—Epic dialect mostly ἐγών before vowels (so in Doric dialect, before consonants, Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect ἱών Refs 2nd c.AD+:— strengthened ἔγωγε, I at least, for my part, indeed, for myself (more frequently in Attic dialect than in Refs 8th c.BC+: Doric dialect ἐγώνγα Refs 7th c.BC+: Boeotian dialect ἱώνγα Refs 6th c.BC+; ἱώνει Refs;