ἐμός

Ancient Greek

first person pronoun ^(edit)
case	singular		dual	plural
case	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

(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)

(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
(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 emōî	ἐμῇ emēî	ἐμῷ emōî	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
Derived forms	—			—			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	ἐμοῖν / ἐμοῖῐν emoî(ĭ)n	ἐμαῖν / ἐμαῖῐν / ἐμῇῐν emaî(ĭ)n / emēîĭn	ἐμοῖν / ἐμοῖῐν emoî(ĭ)n	ἐμῶν emôn	ἐμᾱ́ων / ἐμέ͜ων / ἐμῶν emā́ōn / emé͜ōn / emôn	ἐμῶν emôn
Dative	ἐμῷ emōî	ἐμῇ emēî	ἐμῷ emōî	ἐμοῖν / ἐμοῖῐν emoî(ĭ)n	ἐμαῖν / ἐμαῖῐν / ἐμῇῐν emaî(ĭ)n / emēîĭn	ἐμοῖν / ἐμοῖῐν emoî(ĭ)n	ἐμοῖς / ἐμοῖσῐ / ἐμοῖσῐν emoîs / emoîsĭ(n)	ἐμῇς / ἐμῇσῐ / ἐμῇσῐν / ἐμαῖς emēîs / emēîsĭ(n) / emaîs	ἐμοῖς / ἐμοῖσῐ / ἐμοῖσῐν emoîs / emoîsĭ(n)
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
Derived forms	—			—			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.