Lexical Definition
ἐμός emós (em-os') mine G:S-1
from the oblique cases of ἐγώ (ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἐμέ)
of me, mine (own), my.
Abbott-Smith
ἐμός, -ή, -όν
poss. prop. of first pers., representing the emphasized gen. ἐμοῦ,
mine, subjectively and objectively, i.e. belonging to, proceeding from or related to me: Mt 18:20, Mk 8:38, Jo 3:29 (most freq. in this gospel), al.; absol., τὸ ἐμόν, τὰ ἐμά, Mt 20:15 25:27, Lk 15:31, Jo 10:14 16:14, 15 17:10; = gen. obj. (cl.), εἰς τ. ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν, Lk 22:19, I Co 11:24, 25; c. gen. expl., τ. ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου, I Co 16:21, Col 4:18, II Th 3:17
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 18:20 · 20:15 · 25:27 |
| Mark | 8:38 |
| Luke | 15:31 · 22:19 |
| John | 3:29 · 10:14 · 16:14 · 16:15 · 17:10 |
| 1 Corinthians | 11:24 · 11:25 · 16:21 |
| Colossians | 4:18 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
form of: ἐγώ
ἐμός, ή, όν,
possessive pronoun of 1st pers.: (ἐγώ, ἐμοῦ):— mine; contraction with the Article, οὑμός, τοὐμόν, τοὐμοῦ, τὠμῷ, τἀμά, Trag. (not Comedy texts, τἀμὰ γὰρ διοίχεται is paratragoedia in [Refs 5th c.BC+], rarely in Prose, οὑμός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὑμός even in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and (accusative to some Grammars ) τὠμῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—poetry ἀμός (which see):
__I with a substantive:
__I.1 subjectively, mine, of me, ἐμὰ δάκρυα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεῖρες ἐμαί[ἐμός τε πατὴρ καὶ σός 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 633 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]: with the Article, τὸν ἐμὸν χόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in Poets sometimes joined with genitive, to strengthen the possessive notion, ἐμὸν αὐτοῦ mine own,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.1.b mine, i.e. favourable to me, τεκμήρια ἐμά, οὐ τούτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 objectively, relating to me, against me, ἐμὴ ἀγγελίη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ respect for me, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τἀμὰ νουθετήματα warnings to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὠμῷ πόθῳ by love for me, [Refs]; αἱ ἐμαὶ διαβολαί slanders against me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δωρεὰ ἐμή a gift to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sometimes with another genitive added, τὰς ἐμὰς Λαΐου διαφθοράς murder of L. by me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὐμὸν αἷμα πατρός his blood shed by me, [Refs]; τὰ ἐμὰ δῶρα Κύπριδος (Dind. for Κύπρις) her gifts to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II without a substantive, mine, οὐ γὰρ ἐμὸν παλινάγρετον my word, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ μὲν ἐμόν [ἐστι] 'tis my counsel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Trag. and Prose, it is my duty, my business, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ἐμοί my friends, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐμὸς Ἡράκλειτος my dear Heraclitus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 τὰ ἐμά my property, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of children, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of servants. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but also τὰ ἐμά or τὸ ἐμόν, my part, my affairs, my interest, οὕτω τὸ ἐμὸν ἔχει things stand thus with me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence in Trag. and Attic dialect, my conduct (almost periphrastic for ἐγώ), [Refs 5th c.BC+] for my part, as far as concerns me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 ἡ ἐ. (i.e. γῆ) my country, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also (i.e. γνώμη) my opinion, ἐὰν ἡ ἐ. νικᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατά γε τὴν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]