σύ G5210
you (plural nominative); second person plural pronoun as subject
This is ὑμεῖς, the nominative plural form of the second person pronoun, meaning 'you' as the subject when addressing a group. Greek's rich pronoun system distinguished singular from plural second person, and the nominative case marked who was performing the action. New Testament writers used it emphatically to contrast audiences with others: 'you are the light of the world,' 'you, however, are not in the flesh.' The form could stand alone for emphasis ('you yourselves know') or accompany verbs where English would simply say 'you.' It marked collective identity and responsibility in apostolic instruction to communities of believers.
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σύ [ῠ], 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…