Greek core word #217 · adjective · 76 times in the New Testament
ἐμός
eh-MOSἐμός, ἐμή, ἐμόν — my, mine
- Possessive adjective of ἐγώ, declined like ἀγαθός (ἐμός, ἐμή, ἐμόν); more emphatic than μου.
- The other possessives work the same way: σός “your (sg.)”, ἡμέτερος “our”, ὑμέτερος “your (pl.)”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Possessive adjective (2-1-2)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ἐμός | ἐμή | ἐμόν | ἐμοί | ἐμαί | ἐμά |
| Gen | ἐμοῦ | ἐμῆς | ἐμοῦ | ἐμῶν | ἐμῶν | ἐμῶν |
| Dat | ἐμῷ | ἐμῇ | ἐμῷ | ἐμοῖς | ἐμαῖς | ἐμοῖς |
| Acc | ἐμόν | ἐμήν | ἐμόν | ἐμούς | ἐμάς | ἐμά |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 85, John 8:51.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 224 · open the PDF here