σύ G5216
your, yours (plural); genitive plural of second person pronoun functioning as possessive
This is ὑμῶν, the genitive plural form of the second person pronoun, meaning 'of you' or 'your' when addressing groups. Greek used the genitive case for possession rather than separate possessive adjectives for all persons. This form appeared constantly in epistolary literature: 'your faith,' 'your love,' 'your work.' It allowed apostles to speak about the collective characteristics, possessions, or responsibilities of communities. The form could also indicate source ('from you') or relationship ('your brothers'). In New Testament ethical instruction, 'your' marked both what believers possessed in Christ and what they were responsible to demonstrate in conduct and character.
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…