μοί
moí
G3427
SILEX Entry
Definition
Dative singular pronoun referring to the first person ('to me', 'for me'). Used to indicate the person to whom something is given, directed, or belongs; expresses the role of recipient, beneficiary, agent, or reference in a clause.
Semantic Range
to me, for me, with reference to me; indirect object of action; dative of advantage or possession; used for the recipient, beneficiary, or agent in dative constructions
Root / Etymology
Dative singular form of the first person pronoun ἐγώ ('I'), formed as a clitic variant of the longer form ἐμοί. Both variants go back to Proto-Indo-European *me-, *egō.
Historical & Contextual Notes
μοί is the enclitic, simplified dative singular pronoun of the first person. In classical Greek, both μοί and ἐμοί are used, with μοί being the unemphatic and clitic form, less stressed and typically not bearing contrast; it often appears immediately after the verb or closely linked with it, or with certain prepositions. ἐμοί is the emphatic or contrastive form and more frequently used for stress or after prepositions. In Hellenistic and Koine Greek (including the Septuagint and New Testament), μοί continues to function as the weak pronoun, often used in spoken or less formal style, while ἐμοί persists for emphasis. Standard English translations render μοί as 'to me', but do not differentiate between the clitic and emphatic forms, which can obscure the nuance of the Greek syntax. The form does not denote possession directly but can be used in dative of possession constructions ('it is to me' = 'it is mine'). Distinct from possessive and nominative forms ('ἐμός', 'ἐγώ').
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
the simpler form of ἐμοί; to me:--I, me, mine, my.
Root Family
ἐγ- (emé) — to refer to oneself, to indicate the speaker as object
Word Forms
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