personal pronoun
mis
Strong’sG3450
I
stem egō-2,574 times in the New Testamentin 27 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
The first-person personal pronoun, meaning I or, in its oblique forms, me and my 1234; the plural forms mean we, us, and our 3.
As the subject of a sentence the word is usually emphatic, stressing the person speaking, though at times it appears without any special emphasis 1. Short, unaccented (enclitic) forms of the word are attached to nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs to mean "my" or "me" without emphasis, while the fuller forms are used after prepositions and whenever emphasis is intended 1. The genitive forms ("my," "our") are often used in place of separate possessive pronouns 1. In Attic Greek a strengthened form of the word means "I at least," "I myself," or "for my part" 3.
The phrase combining this pronoun with "and you" reflects a Hebrew idiom meaning "what do we have in common," used to express that two parties have no real connection to each other 1. Joined with "and," the word can also mean "and I," "I also," or, doubled with "and... and," "both I... and" 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἐγώ, gen, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς,
pers. pron.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3450 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoo
of me
Fromthe simpler form of G1700;
King JamesI, me, mine (own), my.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
I: pronoun of the first person:—Epic dialect mostly ἐγών before vowels (so in Doric dialect, before consonants, Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect ἱών Refs 2nd c.AD+:— strengthened ἔγωγε, I at least, for my part, indeed, for myself (more frequently in Attic dialect than in Refs 8th c.BC+: Doric dialect ἐγώνγα Refs 7th c.BC+: Boeotian dialect ἱώνγα Refs 6th c.BC+; ἱώνει Refs; ἰώγα Refs 5th c.BC+: Laconian dialect and Tarentum dialect ἐγώνη, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II oblique cases from a different root, genitive ἐμοῦ, enclitic μο; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἐμέο, ἐμεῦ, μευ, also ἐμέθεν Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἔμεθεν Refs 7th c.BC+; Doric dialect ἐμέος, ἐμεῦς, Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect ἐμοῦς Refs 6th c.BC+ — _dative_ ἐμοί, enclitic μοι (which may be compared with Sanskrit genitive me in κλῦθί μοι Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ἐμίν Refs 5th c.BC+; Tarentum dialect ἐμίνη Refs 3rd c.BC+, enclitic μ; Refs 5th c.AD+
III dual, nominative and accusative, νῶι, we two, Refs 8th c.BC+; accusative νῶιν Zenod.ad Refs 8th c.BC+; Attic dialect νώ Refs 8th c.BC+; νῶι dative, Refs 5th c.AD+; νῶιν, ={ἡμῖν}, Refs 4th c.AD+
IV plural, nominative ἡμεῖς (ἡμέες falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἄμμες Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ἁμές Refs 7th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἡμέων Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἀμμέων Refs 7th c.BC+; ἄμμων Refs 2nd c.AD+; Doric dialect ἁμέων Refs 7th c.BC+; ἁμῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+; Cretan dialect, Boeotian dialect ἁμίων Refs 5th c.BC+ (ῐ) (or ἧμιν Aristarch.ad Refs 8th c.BC+; also rarely in Comedy texts, Refs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἄμμῐν, ἄμμῐ, Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect also ἁμίν or ἇμιν, Refs 7th c.BC+; with ῑ, Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἡμέας Refs 8th c.BC+; ἥμεας Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἄμμε Refs 8th c.BC+, Theocr.8.25; Doric dialect ἁμέ Refs 6th c.BC+—On these dialectic varieties, Refs 2nd c.AD+ ff. (Cf. Sanskrit ahám (ἐγών), accusative plural asmā´n; for νώ cf. Sanskrit nau):—frequently in answers, as an affirmative, especially in form ἔγωγε, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὗτος ἐ. here am Refs 5th c.BC+; rarely with Article, τὸν ἐμέ myself, Refs 5th c.BC+ the Self, the Ego, Refs 5th c.AD+; τίς ὢν οὗτος ὁ ἐγὼ τυγχάν; Refs 4th c.BC+; τί τοῦτ᾽ ἐμο; ἡμῖν τί τοῦτ᾽ ἔστ; Latin quid mea hoc refert ? Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐγ; in a question, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡμεῖς the self, ἔνθα δὴ ἡμεῖς μάλιστα Refs 3rd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | mis344×ἐγὼ | nis127×ἡμεῖς |
| object accusative | min378×με | nin167×ἡμᾶς |
| direct address vocative | mir | nir |
| of, belonging to genitive | mu673×μου | nu400×ἡμῶν |
| to, for dative | mi317×μοι | ni168×ἡμῖν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2,574 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
mis“I”subjectnominative singular344×, 12 shown
Matthew 3:11Mis men vin baptizamō en hude eis …I baptize you with water for repentance …
Matthew 3:14tos de Iōannos diakōluate auton legarōntos; Mis chreian echamō hupo su baptizira, kai …… John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You …
Matthew 5:22mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos …But I tell you that anyone who is …
Matthew 5:28mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos …But I tell you that anyone who looks …
Matthew 5:32mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos …But I tell you that anyone who divorces …
Matthew 5:34mis de legamō vi mē omnuara holōs; …But I tell you not to swear at …
Matthew 5:39mis de legamō vi mē antistēara te …But I tell you not to resist an …
Matthew 5:44mis de legamō vi, agapavōr toin echthroin …But I tell you, love your enemies and …
Matthew 8:7kai legatō auto; Mis ercharantos therapeuami auton.“I will go and heal him,” Jesus …
Matthew 8:9kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian, echarōntos hupo …For I myself am a man under authority …
Matthew 10:16Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese …Behold, I am sending you out like sheep …
Matthew 11:10houtos atō peri hou grafotē; Idou mis apostelamō ton angelon mu pro prosōpeu …… about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of …
min“me”objectaccusative singular378×, 13 shown
Matthew 3:14… su baptizira, kai sis erchosō pros min?… You, and do You come to me?”
Matthew 8:2… auto legarōntos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunosō min katharizara.… You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Matthew 10:33hotinos de an arneteia min emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, arnemi kamis auton …But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny …
Matthew 10:37tos filarōntos patron ē mētēran huper min ouk atō mu axios; kai tos …… his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone …
Matthew 10:37… tos filarōntos huion ē thugatran huper min ouk atō mu axios;… his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
Matthew 10:40Tos dechorōntos vin min dechotō, kai tos min dechorōntos dechotō …He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives …
Matthew 10:40… dechorōntos vin min dechotō, kai tos min dechorōntos dechotō ton apostelaranton min.… receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
Matthew 10:40… tos min dechorōntos dechotō ton apostelaranton min.… Me receives the One who sent Me.
Matthew 11:28Deute pros min pantoir tois kopiarōntoir kai fortizorēntoir, kamis …Come to Me, all you who are weary and …
Matthew 14:28… legata; Kurior, ei sis asō, keleuasar min erchara pros sin epi teim hudeim;… it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the …
Matthew 14:30… archerantos katapontizorō krazata legarōntos; Kurior, sōzasar min.… to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Matthew 15:8Tos laos houtos tei cheilei min timatō, tas de kardias autoiu porrō …‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts …
Matthew 15:9matēn de sebolō min, didaskarōntois didaskaliain entalmeim anthrōpoiu.They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine …
mu“my”of, belonging togenitive singular673×, 14 shown
Matthew 2:6… exercheti hēgorōntos, hotinos poimanati ton laon mu ton Israēl.… who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Matthew 2:15… legarōntou; Ek Aiguptau kalama ton huion mu.… prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Matthew 3:11… hude eis metanoian; tos de opisō mu erchorōntos ischuroteros mu atō, hou ouk …… with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than …
Matthew 3:11… tos de opisō mu erchorōntos ischuroteros mu atō, hou ouk amō hikanos teim …… will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy …
Matthew 3:17… ouranoiu legarōntas; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en ho eudokama.… voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am …
Matthew 4:19kai legatō autoi; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin halievoin anthrōpoiu.“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make …
Matthew 5:11… pantem ponērem kata vu pseudorōntois heneken mu.… of evil against you because of Me.
Matthew 7:21… tos poiarōntos tem thelēmem tou patrou mu tou en toi ouranoi.… he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 7:23… hoti Oudepote gnōskama vin; apochōravōr apo mu tois ergazorōntoir tan anomian.… I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Matthew 7:24Pantos oun hotinos akouatō mu toin logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, …… everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like …
Matthew 7:26kai pantos tos akouarōntos mu toin logoin houtoin kai mē poiarōntos …… everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them …
Matthew 8:6kai legarōntos; Kurior, tos paidos mu balotē en ta oikia paralutikos, deinōs …“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and …
Matthew 8:8… fēate; Kurior, ouk amō hikanos hina mu hupo tan stegan eiserchaseia; alla monem …… worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word …
Matthew 19:29… tekneim ē agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim labeti kai zōan aiōnian klēronomati.… or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and …
mi“me”to, fordative singular317×, 12 shown
Matthew 2:8… teu paidieu; epan de heuriskaveia, apangelavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharantos proskunameia auto.… when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go …
Matthew 4:9… si panteim dōami, ean piptarantos proskunaseia mi.… You will fall down and worship me.”
Matthew 7:21Ouk pantos tos legarōntos mi; Kurior kurior eisercheti eis tan basileian …Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom …
Matthew 7:22pollois legali mi en ekeina ta hēmera; Kurior kurior, …Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did …
Matthew 8:21… toiu mathētoiu legata auto; Kurior, epitrepasar mi prōtem aperchara kai thaptara ton patron …… His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:22tos de Iēsus legatō auto; Akolouthasōr mi, kai afiēkasar toin nekroin thaptara toin …But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their …
Matthew 9:9… Mathaion legorōnton, kai legatō auto; Akolouthasōr mi; kai anastēarantos akolouthata auto.… sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got …
Matthew 10:32Pantos oun hotinos homologati en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, homologami kamis en …Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess …
Matthew 11:6… atō hos ean mē skandaliziteia en mi.… not fall away on account of Me.”
Matthew 11:27Panteim mi paradōita hupo tou patrou mu, kai …All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows …
Matthew 14:8… probibazirantas hupo tau mētērau autau; Dōasar mi, fēatō, hōde epi pinaxo tan kefalan …… by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head …
Matthew 14:18tos de legata; Feravōr mi hōde autoin.“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
nis“we”subjectnominative plural127×, 12 shown
Matthew 6:12… ni teim ofeilēmeim nu, hōs kai nis afiēkana toi ofeiletoi nu;And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 9:14… tois mathētois Iōannou legarōntois; Dia tinem nis kai tois Farisaiois nēsteuanō polleim, tois …… and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often …
Matthew 17:19… Iēso kata idian legala; Dia tinem nis ouk dunina ekbalara autem?… Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
Matthew 19:27… apokrinirantos tos Petros legata auto; Idou nis afiēkana panteim kai akolouthana si; tinem …“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You …
Matthew 28:14… ean akouiteia houtem epi tou hēgemonou, nis peithani auton kai vin amerimnoin poiani.If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you …
Mark 9:28… autou kata idian eperōtale auton; Hoti nis ouk dunina ekbalara autem?… disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
Mark 10:28Archeta legarō tos Petros auto; Idou nis afiēkana panteim kai akolouthanē si.… began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
Mark 14:58hoti Nis akouana autou legarōntou hoti Mis kataluami …“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy …
Luke 3:14… kai strateuorōntois legarōntois; Tinem poianeia kai nis? kai legata autoi; Mēdenon diaseiaveia mēde …… soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by …
Luke 9:13… kai ichthois duo, ei mēti poreuirantois nis agorazaneia eis panton ton laon houton …… and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all …
Luke 18:28Legata de tos Petros; Idou nis afiēkarantois teim idieim akolouthana si.“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to …
Luke 23:41kai nis men dikaiōs, axieim gar heiu prassana …We are punished justly, for we are …
nin“us”objectaccusative plural167×, 12 shown
Matthew 6:13kai mē eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon, alla ruesar nin apo …And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us …
Matthew 6:13… eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon, alla ruesar nin apo teu ponēreu.… us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Matthew 8:29… theou? erchasa hōde pro kairou basanizara nin?… Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
Matthew 8:31… daimōnois parakalale auton legarōntois; Ei ekbalasō nin, apostelasar nin eis tan agelan toiu …… demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd …
Matthew 8:31… auton legarōntois; Ei ekbalasō nin, apostelasar nin eis tan agelan toiu choiroiu.… If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 9:27… duo tuflois krazarōntois kai legarōntois; Elēasar nin, huior David.… Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Matthew 13:56… tais adelfais autou ouchi pantais pros nin alō? pothen oun houto houteim panteim?Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this …
Matthew 17:4… legata to Iēso; Kurior, kalem atō nin hōde arō; ei thelasō, poiami hōde …… Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish …
Matthew 20:7legalō auto; Hoti oudenos nin mistheta. legatō autoi; Hupagavōr kai vis …‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them …
Matthew 20:30… Iēsus paragatō, krazala legarōntois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.… Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 20:31… de megoterem krazala legarōntois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.… Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 27:4… athōem. tois de legala; Tinem pros nin? sis horesi.… he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
nu“our”of, belonging togenitive plural400×, 13 shown
Matthew 1:23… autou Emmanouēl; hem atō methermēneuorōntem Meta nu tos theos.… Him Immanuel” ( which means, “God with us”).
Matthew 6:9Houtōs oun proseuchovōr vis; Patror nu tos en toi ouranoi; hagiazitar tem …… this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your …
Matthew 6:11ton arton nu ton epiousion dōasar ni sēmeron;Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:12kai afiēkasar ni teim ofeilēmeim nu, hōs kai nis afiēkana toi ofeiletoi …And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven …
Matthew 6:12… hōs kai nis afiēkana toi ofeiletoi nu;… debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 8:17… tou profētou legarōntou; Autos tain astheniain nu labata kai tain nosain bastazata.… the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Matthew 15:23… legarōntois; Apoluasar autan, hoti krazatō opisthen nu.… for she keeps crying out after us.”
Matthew 20:33… auto; Kurior, hina anoigileia tois ofthalmois nu.“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
Matthew 21:42… houtas, kai atō thaumastas en ofthalmoi nu?… Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Matthew 23:30… one en tai hēmerai toiu patroiu nu, ouk an one autoiu koinōnois en …… had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been …
Matthew 25:8… teu elaieu vu, hoti tais lampadais nu sbennuolō.… Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Matthew 27:25… epi nin kai epi teim tekneim nu.… blood be on us and on our children!”
Matthew 28:13… mathētois autou nuktau ercharantois kleptala auton nu koimorōntoiu;… night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
ni“us”to, fordative plural168×, 12 shown
Matthew 3:15… Afiēkasar arti, houtōs gar preparōntem atō ni plērara pantan dikaiosunan. tote afiēkatō auton.… Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this …
Matthew 6:11ton arton nu ton epiousion dōasar ni sēmeron;Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:12kai afiēkasar ni teim ofeilēmeim nu, hōs kai nis …And forgive us our debts, as we also have …
Matthew 8:29kai idou krazala legarōntois; Tinem ni kai si, huior tou theou? erchasa …“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have …
Matthew 13:36… auto tois mathētois autou legarōntois; Diasafasar ni tan parabolan teiu zizanieiu tou agrou.… to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in …
Matthew 15:15… de tos Petros legata auto; Frazasar ni tan parabolan houtan.… to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Matthew 15:33kai legalō auto tois mathētois; Pothen ni en erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara …… Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such …
Matthew 19:27… kai akolouthana si; tinem ara eti ni?… What then will there be for us?”
Matthew 20:12… henan hōran poiala, kai isoin autoin ni poiasa toi bastazarantoi tem barosem tau …… you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and …
Matthew 21:25“us”… legarōntois; Ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati ni; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?… and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 22:17legasar oun ni tinem si dokatō; exestinatō dōara kēnson …So tell us what You think: Is it lawful …
Matthew 22:25ale de para ni hepta adelfois; kai tos prōtos gamarantos …Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died …