adjective
ēmos
Strong’sG1699
mine
stem ēm-76 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books16 of 26 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
ἐμός is the first-person possessive pronoun, meaning mine or my — that is, belonging to, coming from, or relating to me 1234. It can be used with a noun (my hand, my word) or stand alone, as in "the things that are mine" 13.
The word covers both a subjective sense (something is mine because it belongs to or proceeds from me) and an objective sense (something is directed toward or concerns me, such as "in memory of me" or "by my hand") 13.
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
ἐμός, -ή, -όν
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1699 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-os'
my
Fromfrom the oblique cases of G1473 (G1698, G1700, G1691);
King Jamesof 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
possessive pronoun of 1st pers.: (ἐγώ, ἐμοῦ):— mine; contraction with the Article, οὑμός, τοὐμόν, τοὐμοῦ, τὠμῷ, τἀμά, Trag. (not Comedy texts, τἀμὰ γὰρ διοίχεται is paratragoedia in Refs 5th c.BC+, rarely in Prose, οὑμός Refs 5th c.BC+; οὑμός even in Refs 8th c.BC+; and (accusative to some Grammars ) τὠμῷ Refs 8th c.BC+:—poetry ἀμός (which see):
I with a substantive:
I.1 subjectively, mine, of me, ἐμὰ δάκρυα Refs 8th c.BC+; χεῖρες ἐμαίRefs 8th c.BC+: with the Article, τὸν ἐμὸν χόλον Refs 8th c.BC+: in Poets sometimes joined with genitive, to strengthen the possessive notion, ἐμὸν αὐτοῦ mine own,Refs 8th c.BC+
I.1.b mine, i.e. favourable to me, τεκμήρια ἐμά, οὐ τούτων Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 objectively, relating to me, against me, ἐμὴ ἀγγελίη Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ respect for me, Refs 4th c.BC+; τἀμὰ νουθετήματα warnings to me, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὠμῷ πόθῳ by love for me, Refs; αἱ ἐμαὶ διαβολαί slanders against me, Refs 5th c.BC+; δωρεὰ ἐμή a gift to me, Refs 5th c.BC+; sometimes with another genitive added, τὰς ἐμὰς Λαΐου διαφθοράς murder of L. by me, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὐμὸν αἷμα πατρός his blood shed by me, Refs; τὰ ἐμὰ δῶρα Κύπριδος (Dind. for Κύπρις) her gifts to me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II without a substantive, mine, οὐ γὰρ ἐμὸν παλινάγρετον my word, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ μὲν ἐμόν [ἐστι] 'tis my counsel, Refs 5th c.BC+: in Trag. and Prose, it is my duty, my business, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 ἐμοί my friends, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ ἐμὸς Ἡράκλειτος my dear Heraclitus, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 τὰ ἐμά my property, Refs 5th c.BC+; of children, Refs 5th c.BC+; of servants. Refs 3rd c.BC+; but also τὰ ἐμά or τὸ ἐμόν, my part, my affairs, my interest, οὕτω τὸ ἐμὸν ἔχει things stand thus with me, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence in Trag. and Attic dialect, my conduct (almost periphrastic for ἐγώ), Refs 5th c.BC+ for my part, as far as concerns me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 ἡ ἐ. (i.e. γῆ) my country, Refs 5th c.BC+; also (i.e. γνώμη) my opinion, ἐὰν ἡ ἐ. νικᾷ Refs 5th c.BC+; κατά γε τὴν ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ēmos6×ἐμὸς | ēmas12×ἐμὴ | ēmem9×ἐμὸν | ēmois3×ἐμοὶ | ēmais | ēmeim9×ἐμὰ |
| object accusative | ēmon2×ἐμόν | ēman13×ἐμὴν | ēmoin3×ἐμοὺς | ēmain1×ἐμὰς | ||
| direct address vocative | ēmor | ēmar | ēmoir | ēmair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ēmou | ēmau2×ἐμῆς | ēmeu4×ἐμοῦ | ēmoiu | ēmaiu | ēmeiu1×ἐμῶν |
| to, for dative | ēmo1×ἐμῷ | ēma6×ἐμῇ | ēme2×ἐμῷ | ēmoi | ēmai | ēmei2×ἐμοῖς |
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
ēm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
76 occurrences, every one of them listed
ēmos“my”subjectnominative singular6×
John 7:6… autoi tos Iēsus; Tos kairos tos ēmos oupō pareiatō, tos de kairos tos …… your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
John 7:8… eis tan heortan houtan, hoti tos ēmos kairos oupō plērotē.… going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
John 8:37… min apoktenara, hoti tos logos tos ēmos ouk chōratō en vi.… are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
John 12:26… mis ekei kai tos diakonos tos ēmos eti; ean tinos mi diakonateiō timati …… follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If …
John 14:24“mine”… tos logos hon akouavō ouk atō ēmos alla tou pemparantou min patrou.… words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
2 Corinthians 8:23eite huper Titou, koinōnos ēmos kai eis vin sunergos; eite adelfois …As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you …
ēmon“my”objectaccusative singular2×
John 8:43… ouk dunovō akouarō ton logon ton ēmon.… because you are unable to accept My message.
John 8:51… amēn legamō vi, ean tinos ton ēmon logon tērateia, thanaton ouk mē theōrateia …… I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
ēmo“my”to, fordative singular1×
John 8:31… vis menaveia en to logo to ēmo, alēthōs mathētois mu avō,… in My word, you are truly My disciples.
ēmas“my”subjectnominative singular12×
John 3:29… numfiou. houtas oun tas charas tas ēmas plērotē.… the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
John 5:30… akouamō krinamō, kai tas krisias tas ēmas dikaias atō, hoti ouk zētamō tem …… judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do …
John 7:16… autoi tos Iēsus kai legata; Tas ēmas didachas ouk atō ēmas alla tou …“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus …
John 7:16“mine”… legata; Tas ēmas didachas ouk atō ēmas alla tou pemparantou min;“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
John 8:16… krinameiō de mis, tas krisias tas ēmas alēthinas atō, hoti monos ouk amō, …But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am …
John 15:11… lalamē vi hina tas charas tas ēmas en vi ateiō kai tas charas …… told you these things so that My joy may be in you and …
John 15:12Houtas atō tas entolas tas ēmas hina agapaveiō allēloin kathōs agapama vin;This is My commandment, that you love one another …
John 18:36apokrinita Iēsus; Tas basileias tas ēmas ouk atō ek tou kosmou houtou; …Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world …
John 18:36… kosmou houtou ate tas basileias tas ēmas, tois hupēretois tois ēmois agōnizole an, …… My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now …
John 18:36… Ioudaioi; nun de tas basileias tas ēmas ouk atō enteuthen.… arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
1 Corinthians 9:3Tas ēmas apologias toi min anakrinarōntoi atō houtas.This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
2 Corinthians 2:3… peitharēntos epi pantoin vin hoti tas ēmas charas pantoiu vu atō.… of you, that you would share my joy.
ēman“my”objectaccusative singular13×
Luke 22:19… vu dōorōntem; houtem poiavōr eis tan ēman anamnēsian.… for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
John 8:43dia tinem tan lalian tan ēman ouk gnōskavō? hoti ouk dunovō akouarō …Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you …
John 8:56… agallieta hina horateia tan hēmeran tan ēman, kai horata kai chairita.… Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was …
John 14:27eirēnan afiēkamō vi, eirēnan tan ēman dōamō vi; ouk kathōs tos kosmos …Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I …
John 17:13… kosmo hina echaleiō tan charan tan ēman plērorēntan en heautoi.… world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
John 17:24“my”… mu, hina theōraleiō tan doxan tan ēman han dōasē mi, hoti agapasa min …… given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the …
1 Corinthians 7:40… atō ean houtōs menateia, kata tan ēman gnōman, dokamō de kamis pneumem theou …In my judgment, however, she is happier if …
1 Corinthians 11:24… huper vu; houtem poiavōr eis tan ēman anamnēsian.… for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
1 Corinthians 11:25… poiavōr, hosakis ean pinaveiō, eis tan ēman anamnēsian.… as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
2 Corinthians 1:23… marturon ton theon epikalomō epi tan ēman psuchan, hoti feidorōntos vu ouketi erchama …I call God as my witness that it was in order …
Galatians 1:13Akouava gar tan ēman anastrofan pote en to Ioudaismo, hoti …For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism …
Philippians 3:9kai heuriskimeia en auto, mē echarōntos ēman dikaiosunan tan ek nomou alla tan …… be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that …
2 Peter 1:15… kai hekastote echarō vin meta tan ēman exodan tan houteiu mnēman poiorō.… every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to …
ēmau“my”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Romans 10:1Adelfoir, tas men eudokias tau ēmau kardiau kai tas deēsias pros ton …Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God …
Philippians 1:26… Christo Iēso en mi dia tau ēmau parousiau palin pros vin.so that through my coming to you again your exultation …
ēma“my own”to, fordative singular6×
John 15:9… agapama, menavar en ta agapa ta ēma.… have I loved you. Remain in My love.
1 Corinthians 16:21Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou.This greeting is in my own hand — Paul.
Galatians 6:11Horavar pēlikei vi grammei grafama ta ēma cheira.… using to write to you with my own hand!
Colossians 4:18Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou. mnēmoneuavōr mu toiu desmoiu. …This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. Remember my chains …
2 Thessalonians 3:17Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou, hem atō sēmem en …This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. This is my mark …
Philemon 1:19mis Paulos grafama ta ēma cheira, mis apotinami; hina mē legameiō …I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it— not …
ēmem“my”subject or objectdirect singular9×
Matthew 18:20… duo ē treis sunagorēntois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei amō en mese autoiu.… two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 25:27… kai ercharantos mis komizema an tem ēmem sun toko.… money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it …
John 5:30… hoti ouk zētamō tem thelēmem tem ēmem alla tem thelēmem tou pemparantou min.… just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him …
John 6:38… ouk hina poiameiō tem thelēmem tem ēmem alla tem thelēmem tou pemparantou min;… down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will …
1 Corinthians 1:15… mē tinos legateia hoti eis tem ēmem onomem baptiziva;… say that you were baptized into my name.
1 Corinthians 16:18anapauala gar tem ēmem pneumem kai tem vu. epignōskavōr oun …For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show …
Matthew 20:23… mu kai ek euōnumeiu ouk atō ēmem dōara, alla hoi hetoimazotē hupo tou …… My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to …
Mark 10:40… mu ē ek euōnumeiu ouk atō ēmem dōara, alla hoi hetoimazotē.… My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to …
John 4:34legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Ēmem brōmem atō hina poiameia tem thelēmem …Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will …
ēmeu“my”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
John 16:14ekeinos min doxazati, hoti ek teu ēmeu labeti kai anangelati vi.… Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
John 16:15… dia houtem legama hoti ek teu ēmeu labatō kai anangelati vi.… Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
1 Corinthians 5:4“my”… nu Iēsu, sunagirantoiu vu kai teu ēmeu pneumeu sun ta dunamia tou kuriou …When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
Philemon 1:10parakalamō sin peri teu ēmeu tekneu, hon gennama en toi desmoi …I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became …
ēme“my”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 3:7… tas alētheias tou theou en te ēme pseusme perisseuata eis tan doxan autou, …However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the …
1 Corinthians 11:25… tas kainas diathēkas atō en te ēme haime; houtem poiavōr, hosakis ean pinaveiō, …… cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as …
ēmois“my”subjectnominative plural3×
John 13:35en houte gnōskeli pantois hoti ēmois mathētois avō, ean agapan echaveiō en …… everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
John 15:8… hina karpon pollon feraveiō kai geneveia ēmois mathētois.… much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
John 18:36… basileias tas ēmas, tois hupēretois tois ēmois agōnizole an, hina mē paradōimeia toi …… of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My …
ēmoin“my”objectaccusative plural3×
Mark 8:38… gar ean epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin en ta genea houta ta …… anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful …
Luke 9:26… gar an epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin, houton tos huios tou anthrōpou …… anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will …
Revelation 2:20… profētian, kai didaskatō kai planatō toin ēmoin douloin porneuara kai esthiara eidōlothuteim.… prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and …
ēmain“my”objectaccusative plural1×
John 14:15Ean agapaveiō min, tain entolain tain ēmain tēravi;… you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
ēmeim“my”subject or objectdirect plural9×
Luke 15:31… meta mu asō, kai panteim teim ēmeim seim atō;… father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
John 10:14“my own”… teim ēmeim kai gnōskalō min teim ēmeim,… I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
John 10:27teim probateim teim ēmeim tau fōnau mu akoualō, kamis gnōskamō …My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they …
John 16:15panteim hoseim echatō tos patros ēmeim atō; dia houtem legama hoti ek …… that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that …
John 17:10“mine”kai teim ēmeim panteim seim atō kai teim seim …… have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them …
John 17:10… panteim seim atō kai teim seim ēmeim, kai doxazomē en autoi.… Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been …
John 10:14… poimenos tos kalos, kai gnōskamō teim ēmeim kai gnōskalō min teim ēmeim,… am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Philemon 1:12… anapempama si auton, houtem atō teim ēmeim splanchneim;… back to you him who is my very heart.
3 John 1:4… ouk echamō charan, hina akouameiō teim ēmeim tekneim en ta alētheia peripatarōnteim.… greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
ēmeiu“my”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 10:26… ouk avō ek teiu probateiu teiu ēmeiu.But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
ēmei“my”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 20:15… mi hem thelamō poiara en tei ēmei? ē tos ofthalmos su ponēros atō …… as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I …
John 5:47“my”… ekeinou grammei ouk pisteuavō, pōs tei ēmei rēmei pisteuavi?… you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I …