adjective
hēmeteros
Greekἡμέτερος (hēmeteros)
Strong’sG2251
our, our own
stem hēmeter-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἡμέτερος, -α, -ον
(ἡμεῖς),
poss. pron. of first pers.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2251 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-met'-er-os
our
Fromfrom G2349;
King Jamesour, your (by a different reading).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hēmeteros | hēmeteras1×ἡμετέρα | hēmeterem | hēmeterois1×ἡμέτεροι | hēmeterais | hēmetereim |
| object accusative | hēmeteron | hēmeteran1×ἡμετέραν | hēmeteroin | hēmeterain | ||
| direct address vocative | hēmeteror | hēmeterar | hēmeteroir | hēmeterair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hēmeterou | hēmeterau1×ἡμετέρας | hēmetereu | hēmeteroiu | hēmeteraiu1×ἡμετέρων | hēmetereiu |
| to, for dative | hēmetero | hēmetera | hēmetere | hēmeteroi1×ἡμετέροις | hēmeterai1×ἡμετέραις | hēmeterei |
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
hēmeter 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēmeteras“our”subjectnominative singular1×
1 John 1:3“our”hem horanē kai akouanē apangellanō kai vi, hina kai vis koinōnian echaveiō meta nu; kai tas koinōnias de tas hēmeteras meta tou patērou kai meta tou huiou autou Iēsu Christou;We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
hēmeteran“our”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 15:4“our”hoseim gar prografita, eis tan hēmeteran didaskalian grafita, hina dia tau hupomonau kai dia tau paraklēsiau taiu grafaiu tan elpian echaneiō.For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
hēmeterau“our”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 26:5“our”prognōskarōtois min anōthen, ean thelaleiō marturarō, hoti kata tan akribotatan hairesian tau hēmeterau thrēskeiau zōama Farisaios.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
hēmeterois“our”subjectnominative plural1×
Titus 3:14“our”mathalōr de kai tois hēmeterois kaleiu ergeiu proistanerō eis tain anankaiain chreiain, hina mē aleiō akarpois.And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
hēmeteroi“our”to, fordative plural1×
2 Timothy 4:15“our”hon kai sis fulassesōr, liōs gar anthistanata toi hēmeteroi logoi.You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.
hēmeteraiu“ours”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 John 2:2“ours”kai autos hilasmos atō peri taiu hamartaiu nu, ouk peri taiu hēmeteraiu de monem alla kai peri holou tou kosmou.He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
hēmeterai“our”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 2:11“our”Ioudaiois tē kai prosēlutois, Krois kai Arapsois, akouanō lalarōtoiu autoiu tai hēmeterai glōssai teim megaleieim tou theou.both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”