σός

See also: σος

Ancient Greek

second person pronoun ^(edit)

case	singular		dual	plural
	str.	encl.	str.	str.
nominative	σύ		σφώ, σφῶϊ	ῡ̔μεῖς
genitive	σοῦ	σου	σφῷν	ῡ̔μῶν
dative	σοί	σοι	σφῷν	ῡ̔μῖν
accusative	σέ	σε	σφώ, σφῶϊ	ῡ̔μᾶς
adjective	σός		σφωΐτερος	ῡ̔μέτερος

Alternative forms

• τεός (teós) — Epic, Doric
• τέος (téos) — Aeolic
• τιός (tiós) — Boeotian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twós; cognate with Latin tuus and Old Armenian քո (kʻo).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sós/ → /sos/ → /sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sos/

Adjective

σός • (sós) m (feminine σή, neuter σόν); first/second declension (second person singular possessive adjective)

1. (modifying noun) your, of yours

   ὁ σός φίλος / ὁ φίλος ὁ σός / ὁ φίλος σου ― ho sós phílos / ho phílos ho sós / ho phílos sou ― your friend

   φίλος σός / φίλος σου ― phílos sós / phílos sou ― a friend of yours

2. (as substantive, often with article) yours
   1. (in the plural) your people, family, friends; your possessions

Usage notes

• The possessive pronouns can be replaced by enclitic personal pronouns in the genitive. See examples above.

Declension

First and second declension of σός; σή; σόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		σός sós	σή sḗ	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σοί soí	σαί saí	σᾰ́ sắ
Genitive		σοῦ soû	σῆς sês	σοῦ soû		σοῖν soîn	σαῖν saîn	σοῖν soîn		σῶν sôn	σῶν sôn	σῶν sôn
Dative		σῷ sôi	σῇ sêi	σῷ sôi		σοῖν soîn	σαῖν saîn	σοῖν soîn		σοῖς soîs	σαῖς saîs	σοῖς soîs
Accusative		σόν són	σήν sḗn	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σούς soús	σᾱ́ς sā́s	σᾰ́ sắ
Vocative		σέ sé	σή sḗ	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σοί soí	σαί saí	σᾰ́ sắ
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of σός; σή; σόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		σός sós	σή sḗ	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σοί soí	σαί saí	σᾰ́ sắ
Genitive		σοῦ / σοῖο / σόο soû / soîo / sóo	σῆς sês	σοῦ / σοῖο / σόο soû / soîo / sóo		σοῖῐν soîĭn	σαῖν / σαῖῐν / σῇῐν saî(ĭ)n / sêiĭn	σοῖῐν soîĭn		σῶν sôn	σᾱ́ων / σέ͜ων / σῶν sā́ōn / sé͜ōn / sôn	σῶν sôn
Dative		σῷ sôi	σῇ sêi	σῷ sôi		σοῖῐν soîĭn	σαῖν / σαῖῐν / σῇῐν saî(ĭ)n / sêiĭn	σοῖῐν soîĭn		σοῖσῐ / σοῖσῐν / σοῖς soîsĭ(n) / soîs	σῇσῐ / σῇσῐν / σῇς / σαῖς sêisĭ(n) / sêis / saîs	σοῖσῐ / σοῖσῐν / σοῖς soîsĭ(n) / soîs
Accusative		σόν són	σήν sḗn	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σούς soús	σᾱ́ς sā́s	σᾰ́ sắ
Vocative		σέ sé	σή sḗ	σόν són		σώ sṓ	σᾱ́ sā́	σώ sṓ		σοί soí	σαί saí	σᾰ́ sắ
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• σὴ λᾰμπρότης f (sḕ lămprótēs)

Further reading

• “σός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G4674 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • thine idem, page 867.
  • thy idem, page 873.
  • your idem, page 997.