ἐμός

Ancient Greek

first person pronoun ^(edit)

case	singular		dual	plural
	str.	encl.	str.	str.
nominative	ἐγώ		νώ, νῶϊ	ἡμεῖς
genitive	ἐμοῦ	μου	νῷν	ἡμῶν
dative	ἐμοί	μοι	νῷν	ἡμῖν
accusative	ἐμέ	με	νώ, νῶϊ	ἡμᾶς
adjective	ἐμός		νωΐτερος	ἡμέτερος

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁mós; compare ἐμέ (emé, “me”). Cognate with Old Armenian իմ (im).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.mós/ → /eˈmos/ → /eˈmos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.mós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈmos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈmos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈmos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈmos/

Adjective

ἐμός • (emós) m (feminine ἐμή, neuter ἐμόν); first/second declension (first person singular possessive adjective)

1. (modifying noun) my, of mine

   ὁ ἐμὸς φίλος / ὁ φίλος ὁ ἐμός / ὁ φίλος μου ― ho emòs phílos / ho phílos ho emós / ho phílos mou ― my friend

   φίλος ἐμός / φίλος μου ― phílos emós / phílos mou ― a friend of mine

2. (substantive, on its own, often with article) mine
   1. (in the plural) my friends or family; my possessions

Usage notes

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

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐμός; ἐμή; ἐμόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐμός emós	ἐμή emḗ	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμοί emoí	ἐμαί emaí	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Genitive		ἐμοῦ emoû	ἐμῆς emês	ἐμοῦ emoû		ἐμοῖν emoîn	ἐμαῖν emaîn	ἐμοῖν emoîn		ἐμῶν emôn	ἐμῶν emôn	ἐμῶν emôn
Dative		ἐμῷ emôi	ἐμῇ emêi	ἐμῷ emôi		ἐμοῖν emoîn	ἐμαῖν emaîn	ἐμοῖν emoîn		ἐμοῖς emoîs	ἐμαῖς emaîs	ἐμοῖς emoîs
Accusative		ἐμόν emón	ἐμήν emḗn	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμούς emoús	ἐμᾱ́ς emā́s	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Vocative		ἐμέ emé	ἐμή emḗ	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμοί emoí	ἐμαί emaí	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		—				—				ἐμώτᾰτος emṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐμός; ἐμή; ἐμόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐμός emós	ἐμή emḗ	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμοί emoí	ἐμαί emaí	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Genitive		ἐμοῦ / ἐμοῖο / ἐμόο emoû / emoîo / emóo	ἐμῆς emês	ἐμοῦ / ἐμοῖο / ἐμόο emoû / emoîo / emóo		ἐμοῖῐν emoîĭn	ἐμαῖν / ἐμαῖῐν / ἐμῇῐν emaî(ĭ)n / emêiĭn	ἐμοῖῐν emoîĭn		ἐμῶν emôn	ἐμᾱ́ων / ἐμέ͜ων / ἐμῶν emā́ōn / emé͜ōn / emôn	ἐμῶν emôn
Dative		ἐμῷ emôi	ἐμῇ emêi	ἐμῷ emôi		ἐμοῖῐν emoîĭn	ἐμαῖν / ἐμαῖῐν / ἐμῇῐν emaî(ĭ)n / emêiĭn	ἐμοῖῐν emoîĭn		ἐμοῖσῐ / ἐμοῖσῐν / ἐμοῖς emoîsĭ(n) / emoîs	ἐμῇσῐ / ἐμῇσῐν / ἐμῇς / ἐμαῖς emêisĭ(n) / emêis / emaîs	ἐμοῖσῐ / ἐμοῖσῐν / ἐμοῖς emoîsĭ(n) / emoîs
Accusative		ἐμόν emón	ἐμήν emḗn	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμούς emoús	ἐμᾱ́ς emā́s	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Vocative		ἐμέ emé	ἐμή emḗ	ἐμόν emón		ἐμώ emṓ	ἐμᾱ́ emā́	ἐμώ emṓ		ἐμοί emoí	ἐμαί emaí	ἐμᾰ́ emắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		—				—				ἐμώτᾰτος emṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “ἐμός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐμός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐμός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐμός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐμός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐμός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἐμός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G1699 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.
  • mine idem, page 530.
  • my idem, page 549.