The first-person pronoun 'I' functions as the basic self-reference in Greek. The nominative form ἐγώ (often ἐγών before vowels) can be strengthened with the particle -γε to create ἔγωγε, meaning 'I at least' or 'for my part.' An interesting feature: while the nominative comes from one root, the oblique cases (genitive ἐμοῦ, dative ἐμοί, accusative ἐμέ) derive from a completely different stem, reflecting ancient Indo-European patterns preserved in the language.