personal pronoun
sis
Strong’sG5213
you
stem su-2,899 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
σύ is the second-person personal pronoun, "you" (singular, "thou") 1234, with a plural form "ye/you" and various case forms for singular, dual, and plural 3. It is used simply to refer to the person being addressed 12, but when its nominative form is expressed (rather than left to be understood from the verb), it often carries emphasis, marking a contrast with someone else, or is placed before a form of address for added emphasis; at times, however, it appears without any special emphasis, reflecting a Hebrew turn of phrase carried over into Greek 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
σύ,
pron. of 2nd pers.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5213 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoo-min'
to (with or by) you
Fromirregular dative case of G5210;
King Jamesye, you, your(-selves).
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
thou: pronoun of the second person:—Epic dialect nominative τύνη [ῡ] Refs 8th c.BC+ (Laconian dialect τούνη Refs 5th c.AD+; Aeolic dialect σύ Refs 7th c.BC+; Doric dialect τύ [ῠ] Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect τού [short syllable] Refs 6th c.BC+ (also τούν Refsσύ, Refs 8th c.BC+—Gen. σοῦ, Refs, elsewhere only Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; enclitic σου, Refs 8th c.BC+ (also in Lyric poetry, Refs 8th c.BC+ (which also occurs in Lyric poetry, Refs 7th c.BC+, and as enclitic σευ, Refs 8th c.BC+, σεο (enclitic) Refs σευ (enclitic) Refs:—Doric dialect τεῦ, τευ, Refs 3rd c.BC+; rarely τέο, Refs 8th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect τεῦς Refs 6th c.BC+; Doric dialect τεοῦς Refs 5th c.BC+; τοι variant in Refs; enclitic τεος Refs 5th c.BC+; other Doric dialect forms are τίω, τίως, both Refs 3rd c.BC+—Dat. σοί, Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.; Doric dialect τοί Refs 7th c.BC+; Doric dialect, Lesb., and Ionic dialect enclitic τοιRefs 8th c.BC+, Lesbian Lyric poetry, and Ionic dialect Lyric poetry and Prose τοι is always enclitic, σοί never enclitic (τοί and σοι are not found except σοι Refs 8th c.BC+, and in codices of Refs 5th c.BC+; rarer than τοι in Refs 5th c.BC+; in Attic dialect both σοί and σοι (enclitic) are used (σοί Refs 5th c.BC+, τοί and τοι are not used; σοι is never elided except in Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect and Lyric poetry also τεΐν, Refs 8th c.BC+; also τίν [ῐ], Refs 7th c.BC+; τίν [ῑ], Refs 3rd c.BC+ before a consonant, Refs 7th c.BC+—Acc. σέ, Refs 8th c.BC+; enclitic σε,Refs 7th c.BC+; in late Gr. σέν, Refs; Doric dialect τέ Refs 7th c.BC+; τ᾽ variant (codex R) in Refs 5th c.BC+; τρέ (to be read τϝέ) Refs 5th c.AD+; or (enclitic) τυ Refs 6th c.BC+
2 in combination with γε, σύ γε, σέ γε, etc. (compare ἔγωγε), thou at least, for thy part, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+ and Attic dialect; Doric dialect τύγε Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect τούγα Refs 2nd c.AD+: dative σοί γε Refs 8th c.BC+: accusative σέ γε Refs, etc.:—also σύ περ Refs
3 σύ with infinitive (as imperative), Refs 5th c.BC+
II Dual nominative and accusative σφῶϊ, Refs 8th c.BC+, you two, both of you; σφώ (not σφῴ,Refs 8th c.BC+—Gen. and Dat. σφῶϊν, Refs 8th c.BC+; contraction σφῷν once in Refs 8th c.BC+. None of these forms are enclitic, Refs 5th c.BC+ enclitic; Ζεὺς σφὼ is prescribed in Refs 8th c.BC+ —σφῶϊ is never dative; in Refs 8th c.BC+ it is the accusative depending on κελεύ; σφῶϊν is never accusative; in Refs 8th c.BC+
III Plur. nominative ὑμεῖς, Refs 8th c.BC+, ye, you; Aeolic dialect and Epic dialect ὔμμες Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ὑμές Refs 5th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect οὐμές Refs 6th c.BC+; a resolved form ὑμέες, Refs 1st c.BC+ rather than genuine Ionic Refs 5th c.BC+— Gen. ὑμῶν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑμέων (disyllable) Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑμέων also Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ὑμέων Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὑμῶν, Refs 2nd c.AD+; Aeolic dialect ὑμμέων Refs 7th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect οὐμίων Refs 6th c.BC+—Dat. ὑμῖν, Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect enclitic ὗμῐν Refs 2nd c.AD+ also Doric dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialect (not enclitic) ὑμίν [ῐ] Refs; ὑμίν [ῐ] also in Refs 5th c.BC+ should perhaps be restored where the sense needs an enclitic on the principle stated by Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὕμινRefs 8th c.BC+—Acc. ὑμᾶς, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc. (-υ Refs 5th c.BC+; ὗμας or (more probably) ὕμας is required by the metre in Refs 2nd c.AD+; Ionic dialect ὑμέας (disyllable) Refs 8th c.BC+; enclitic ὕμεας (disyllable) Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὑμέας also Refs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect and Epic dialect ὔμμε Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ὑμέ Refs 7th c.BC+—The plural is sometimes used in addressing one person, when others are included in the speaker's thought, as Refs 8th c.BC+ cf. Latin tu, Gothic pu; with τοι Sanskrit genitive and dative te; the origin of σφῶϊ is doubtful; with ὑμεῖς cf. Sanskrit accusative plural yusmān.)
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 | sis174×σὺ | vis236×ὑμεῖς |
| object accusative | sin197×σε | vin431×ὑμᾶς |
| direct address vocative | sir | vir |
| of, belonging to genitive | su479×σου | vu560×ὑμῶν |
| to, for dative | si215×σοι | vi607×ὑμῖν |
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.
2,899 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
sis“you”subjectnominative singular174×, 12 shown
Matthew 2:6Kai sis, Bēthleem gēar Ioudou, oudamōs elachistas asō …‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah …
Matthew 3:14… chreian echamō hupo su baptizira, kai sis erchosō pros min?… be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
Matthew 6:6sis de hotan proseuchoseiō, eiserchasar eis tem …But when you pray, go into your inner room …
Matthew 6:17sis de nēsteuarōntos aleifesar su tan kefalan …But when you fast, anoint your head and wash …
Matthew 11:3legata auto; Sis asō tos erchorōntos ē heteron prosdokanō?to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come …
Matthew 11:23kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs …And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up …
Matthew 14:28… auto tos Petros legata; Kurior, ei sis asō, keleuasar min erchara pros sin …“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come …
Matthew 16:16apokrinirantos de Simōnos Petros legata; Sis asō tos christos tos huios tou …Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of …
Matthew 16:18kamis de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta …And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock …
Matthew 26:25… Mēti mis amō, rabbi? legatō auto; Sis legasa.… Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”
Matthew 26:39… ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.… not as I will, but as You will.”
Matthew 26:63… tou zōarōntou hina ni legaseia ei sis asō tos christos tos huios tou …… the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of …
sin“you”objectaccusative singular197×, 12 shown
Matthew 4:6… peri su kai epi cheiraiu airali sin, mēpote proskoptaseia pros lithon ton podon …… concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that …
Matthew 5:25… meta autou en ta hoda, mēpote sin paradōateia tos antidikos to krito, kai …… to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the …
Matthew 5:29… tos ofthalmos su tos dexos skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai balasar apo su, …If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and …
Matthew 5:30… ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai balasar apo su, …And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and …
Matthew 5:39… mē antistēara te ponēre; alla hotinos sin rapizatō eis tan dexan siagonan, strefasar …… an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to …
Matthew 5:41kai hotinos sin angareuati miliem henem, hupagasōr meta autou …and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with …
Matthew 5:42to aitarōnto sin dōasar, kai ton thelarōnton apo su …Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from …
Matthew 9:22… Tharsasōr, thugatrar; tas pistias su sōzatē sin. kai sōzita tas gunaikas apo tau …… He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from …
Matthew 14:28… sis asō, keleuasar min erchara pros sin epi teim hudeim;… replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
Matthew 18:8… su ē tos podos su skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar auton kai balasar apo su; …… your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and …
Matthew 18:9kai ei tos ofthalmos su skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai balasar apo su; …And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and …
Matthew 18:15Ean de hamartateia eis sin tos adelfos su, hupagasōr elenchasar auton …If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If …
su“your”of, belonging togenitive singular479×, 12 shown
Matthew 1:20… mē fobiseia paralabara Marian tan gunaikan su, tem gar en auta gennirantem ek …… be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in …
Matthew 2:6… asō en toi hēgemonoi Ioudou; ek su gar exercheti hēgorōntos, hotinos poimanati ton …… rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will …
Matthew 3:14… auton legarōntos; Mis chreian echamō hupo su baptizira, kai sis erchosō pros min?… I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
Matthew 4:6… hoti Toi angeloi autou enteleti peri su kai epi cheiraiu airali sin, mēpote …… He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up …
Matthew 4:6… mēpote proskoptaseia pros lithon ton podon su.… so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 4:7… grafotē; Ouk ekpeirazasi kurion ton theon su.… written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Matthew 4:10… Satanor; grafotē gar; Kurion ton theon su proskunasi kai auto mono latreuasi.… it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Matthew 5:23ean oun prosferaseiō tem dōrem su epi tem thusiastēriem kakei mimnēskiseia hoti …So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there …
Matthew 5:23… thusiastēriem kakei mimnēskiseia hoti tos adelfos su echatō tinem kata su,… the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Matthew 5:23… tos adelfos su echatō tinem kata su,… that your brother has something against you,
Matthew 5:24afiēkasar ekei tem dōrem su emprosthen teu thusiastērieu kai hupagasōr prōtem …leave your gift there before the altar. First …
Matthew 5:24… kai hupagasōr prōtem diallaxisar to adelfo su, kai tote ercharantos prosferasōr tem dōrem …… First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your …
si“you”to, fordative singular215×, 14 shown
Matthew 2:13… kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem …… Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search …
Matthew 4:9kai legata auto; Houteim si panteim dōami, ean piptarantos proskunaseia mi.“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall …
Matthew 5:26amēn legamō si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs an …Truly I tell you, you will not get out until …
Matthew 5:29“you”… kai balasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apoleteia henem teiu meleiu su …… it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than …
Matthew 5:30“you”… kai balasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apoleteia henem teiu meleiu su …… it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than …
Matthew 5:40kai to thelarōnto si krinira kai ton chitōnon su labara, …if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him …
Matthew 6:4… tos bleparōntos en te krupte apodōati si.… is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6… tos bleparōntos en te krupte apodōati si.… is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:18… tos bleparōntos en te krufaie apodōati si.… is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:23… ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.… darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that …
Matthew 8:13… to hekatontarchēo; Hupagasōr, hōs pisteuasa genitar si; kai iita tos paidos en ta …… so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at …
Matthew 8:19… henos grammatevos legata auto; Didaskalor, akolouthami si hopou ean aperchoseiō.… and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
John 17:6… hoin dōasa mi ek tou kosmou. si ale kami autoin dōasa, kai ton …… out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and …
John 17:9… alla peri hoiu dōasē mi, hoti si alō,… have given Me; for they are Yours.
vis“you”subjectnominative plural236×, 12 shown
Matthew 5:13Vis avō tem halatem tau gēau; ean …You are the salt of the earth …
Matthew 5:14Vis avō tem fōtem tou kosmou. ouk …You are the light of the world …
Matthew 5:48“you”Evi oun vis teleiois hōs tos patros vu tos …Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]
Matthew 6:9Houtōs oun proseuchovōr vis; Patror nu tos en toi ouranoi; …So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven …
Matthew 6:26… vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?… your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 7:11ei oun vis ponērois arōntois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō …So if you who are evil know how to …
Matthew 7:12… poialeiō vi tois anthrōpois, houtōs kai vis poiavōr autoi; houtos gar atō tos …… you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of …
Matthew 10:20ouk gar vis avō tois lalarōntois alla tem pneumem …For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your …
Matthew 10:31mē oun fobovōr; polleiu strouthieiu diaferavō vis.So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Matthew 13:18“you”Vis oun akouavar tan parabolan tou sperarantou.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
Matthew 14:16… Ouk chreian echalō aperchara; dōavar autoi vis esthiara.… need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
Matthew 15:3… apokrinirantos legata autoi; Dia tinem kai vis parabainavō tan entolan tou theou dia …Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for …
vin“you”objectaccusative plural431×, 12 shown
Matthew 3:11Mis men vin baptizamō en hude eis metanoian; tos …I baptize you with water for repentance, but after …
Matthew 3:11… amō hikanos teim hupodēmeim bastazara; autos vin baptizati en pneume hagie kai pure;… worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with …
Matthew 4:19… autoi; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin halievoin anthrōpoiu.… Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 5:11makariois avō hotan oneidizaleia vin kai diōkaleia kai legaleia pantem ponērem …Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all …
Matthew 5:44… vu kai proseuchovōr huper toiu diōkarōntoiu vin;… and pray for those who persecute you,
Matthew 5:46ean gar agapaveia toin agaparōntoin vin, tinon misthon echavō? ouchi kai tois …If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do …
Matthew 6:8… vu heiu chreian echavō pro teu vin aitara auton.… Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matthew 6:30… theos houtōs amfiennuatō, ouk polle mallon vin, oligopistoir?… will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 7:6… toi podoi autoiu kai strefirantois rēgaleia vin.… feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Matthew 7:15… apo toiu pseudoprofētoiu, hotinois ercholō pros vin en endumei probateiu esōthen de alō …… of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they …
Matthew 7:23… tote homologami autoi hoti Oudepote gnōskama vin; apochōravōr apo mu tois ergazorōntoir tan …… tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of …
Matthew 10:13… ateiō axias, tas eirēnas vu pros vin epistrefitar.… not, let your peace return to you.
vu“your”of, belonging togenitive plural560×, 13 shown
Matthew 5:11… diōkaleia kai legaleia pantem ponērem kata vu pseudorōntois heneken mu.… say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Matthew 5:12chairavōr kai agalliovōr, hoti tos misthos vu pollos en toi ouranoi; houtōs gar …… and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the …
Matthew 5:12… gar diōkala toin profētoin toin pro vu.… way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:16houtōs lampatar tem fōtem vu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, hopōs horaleia vu …In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they …
Matthew 5:16… vu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, hopōs horaleia vu teim kaleim ergeim kai doxazaleia ton …… before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father …
Matthew 5:16… kaleim ergeim kai doxazaleia ton patron vu ton en toi ouranoi.… see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:20… gar vi hoti ean mē perisseuateia vu tas dikaiosunas polloterem toiu grammatevoiu kai …For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes …
Matthew 5:37atōr de tos logos vu nai nai, ou ou; tem de …… let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from …
Matthew 5:44… de legamō vi, agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai proseuchovōr huper toiu diōkarōntoiu vin;But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who …
Matthew 5:45hopōs geneveia huiois tou patrou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion …that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His …
Matthew 5:47kai ean aspazeveia toin adelfoin vu monem, tinem perissem poiavō? ouchi kai …And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more …
Matthew 5:48… oun vis teleiois hōs tos patros vu tos ouranios teleios atō.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]
Matthew 6:1Prosechavōr de tan dikaiosunan vu mē poiarō emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu pros …“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be …
vi“you”to, fordative plural607×, 13 shown
Matthew 3:7… legata autoi; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos hupodeikata vi fugara apo tau mellarōntau orgau?… You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 3:9… Patron echanō ton Abraam, legamō gar vi hoti dunotō tos theos ek toiu …… as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God …
Matthew 5:18amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai …For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass …
Matthew 5:20legamō gar vi hoti ean mē perisseuateia vu tas …For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that …
Matthew 5:22mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos orgizorōntos to adelfo …But I tell you that anyone who is angry with …
Matthew 5:28mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos bleparōntos gunaikan pros …But I tell you that anyone who looks at a …
Matthew 5:32mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos apoluarōntos tan gunaikan …But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife …
Matthew 5:34mis de legamō vi mē omnuara holōs; mēte en to …But I tell you not to swear at all: either …
Matthew 5:39mis de legamō vi mē antistēara te ponēre; alla hotinos …But I tell you not to resist an evil person …
Matthew 5:44mis de legamō vi, agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai proseuchovōr …But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for …
Matthew 6:2… doxazileia hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.… honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:5… hopōs fanileia toi anthrōpoi; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.… seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:14… anthrōpoi teim paraptōmeim autoiu, afiēkati kai vi tos patros vu tos ouranios;… your heavenly Father will also forgive you.