ἐμός G1699
My, mine — first-person possessive pronoun, used attributively ('my Father') or substantively ('what is mine').
Emos is the emphatic possessive form of the first person in Greek, stronger than the simple genitive mou. When Jesus says 'my food is to do the will of the one who sent me' (John 4:34) or 'my peace I give to you' (John 14:27), the emphatic form underscores personal ownership and intimate relationship. Used substantively, it means 'what is mine' — as in 'all mine are yours and yours are mine' (John 17:10). Spanish mi/mío and German mein reflect the same attributive-versus-substantive distinction.
1. my (attributive possessive) — Attributive possessive 'my,' modifying a noun to express first-person ownership or relationship. Spanish mi, French mon, and German mein all render it straightforwardly. Jesus uses it repeatedly in John's Gospel to claim a unique personal bond: 'my commandments' (John 14:15), 'my joy' (John 15:11), 'my Father' (Matt 20:23). 63×
AR["-مِنِّي","-ي","تي","لي","لِي","لِي-ـنِي","ي"]·ben["আমার","আমার,"]·DE["ich","mein"]·EN["My","mine","my"]·FR["je"]·heb["-שֶׁלִּי","שֶׁלִּי"]·HI["मेर","मेरा","मेरा,","मेरी","मेरी,"]·ID["-Ku","Ku","Makanan-Ku","Milik-ku","aku","ku,","milik-Ku"]·IT["io"]·jav["Kawula","Kawula,","Kawula-piyambak","Kawula-piyambak,","Kula","Kula,","Kula-piyambak","kula","kula,"]·KO["나-의","나-의-것이","나의","나의-것이"]·PT["Meu","meu","minha","minha,"]·RU["Мой","Моя","Моё","Моё,","моя"]·ES["Mi","mi","mía","mío"]·SW["Changu","kutoa","langu","wangu","yangu"]·TR["Benim","benim","o-"]·urd["میرا","میری","ہے"]
Matt 20:23, Mark 10:40, Luke 22:19, John 3:29, John 4:34, John 5:30, John 5:30, John 6:38, John 7:6, John 7:8, John 7:16, John 7:16 (+38 more)
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2. mine (substantive possessive) — Substantive possessive 'mine' or 'what is mine,' used without an accompanying noun to denote one's possessions, people, or domain. Spanish mío and German meiner distinguish this from the attributive use. In Matt 20:15, 'Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is mine (tois emois)?'; in John 10:14, Jesus says 'I know mine (ta ema) and mine know me.' 13×
AR["-ي","تي","لِي","ما-هُوَ-لي","مَا-لِي","مَالِي","هُوَ-لِي"]·ben["আমার","আমার-টা","আমার;","আমারদের","আমাররা"]·DE["mein","meiner","uns","unser","wir"]·EN["mine","my","my-own","my-things"]·FR["de-moi","de-nous","moi","nous","à-nous"]·heb["שֶׁלִּי"]·HI["अपना","अपने","मेरा","मेरा-है","मेरी","मेरी।"]·ID["-Ku","hatiku","milik-Ku","milikku"]·IT["a-noi","di-me","di-noi","me","noi"]·jav["Kawula","Kawula,","Kawula.","Kawula;","Kula-piyambak","kagungan-Aku","kagungan-kula,","kula"]·KO["나-의-것","나-의-것-을","나-의-것에서","나의","나의-것들을","나의-것들이"]·PT["meu","minhas","minhas-coisas?"]·RU["-молитва","Моего","Мои,","Мои.","Моих,","Моих.","Моё","Моё;","моё","своим?"]·ES["mi","mías","mío"]·SW["au","moyo-wangu,","vyangu","wangu","yangu"]·TR["benim","benim-olanı","benimdir","benimkiler","benimkileri","benimkilerle","benimkinden"]·urd["اپنا","اپنی","میرا","میری","میرے"]
Matt 20:15, Matt 25:27, Luke 15:31, John 10:14, John 10:14, John 10:26, John 10:27, John 16:14, John 16:15, John 16:15, John 17:10, John 17:10 (+1 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐμός, ή, όν, 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…