ἡμῶν
hēmōn
G2257
SILEX Entry
Definition
First person plural genitive pronoun; indicates possession, association, or origin relative to 'us' (i.e., refers to what belongs to, is associated with, or comes from the speaker and others included by the speaker). In different contexts, may stress collective identity, belonging, or source. In the New Testament and contemporary Koine, typically used for group inclusion rather than for a single individual.
Semantic Range
of us, from us, belonging to us, our, ours, among us
Root / Etymology
Genitive plural form of the first person singular pronoun ἐγώ ('I'), derived according to regular Greek pronoun declension patterns.
Historical & Contextual Notes
ἡμῶν occurs throughout classical, Hellenistic, and Koine Greek as the standard genitive plural form of the first person pronoun. Its function is purely grammatical but gains nuance within literary and rhetorical context, emphasizing collective identity or solidarity (e.g., ἡ πατρίς ἡμῶν, 'our homeland'). In the Septuagint and New Testament, it frequently underscores group belonging (as in prayers, confessions, communal statements) and rarely appears with theological significance on its own. English translations ('our,' 'of us,' 'from us') typically capture its function, though some languages distinguish possessive and partitive genitive more clearly than English does. ἡμῶν differs from the singular (μου, 'of me') by always including the speaker and at least one other.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
genitive case plural of ἐγώ; of (or from) us:--our (company), us, we.
Word Forms
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Occurrences in Scripture
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