σοί
soí
G4671
SILEX Entry
Definition
Second person singular personal pronoun in the dative case; used to indicate the indirect object or the recipient of an action involving 'you' (singular). Carries the core meaning of 'to/for you' and by extension, functions in contexts denoting advantage, reference, interest, and relation to the addressee. Broader senses in Greek include uses with prepositions, as objects of verbs, and in fixed idioms where English may vary translation ('to you', 'for you', 'with you').
Semantic Range
to you, for you, with you, by you, in reference to you, relating to you, for your benefit, to your advantage (used as dative singular of the second person personal pronoun in various syntactical constructions)
Root / Etymology
From the Greek personal pronoun σύ (sy, 'you'), a primitive pronoun of uncertain pre-Greek or Indo-European origin. σοί is the dative singular form, formed by morphological case endings typical of Greek personal pronouns.
Historical & Contextual Notes
σοί is the dative singular form of the second person personal pronoun, functioning syntactically in positions requiring a dative, such as indirect objects ('he gave it to you'), expressions of benefit/interest ('for you'), and in certain prepositional phrases. In Classical and Hellenistic Greek, this form remains consistent, though word order and emphasis may vary compared to English. In the Septuagint and New Testament, σοί often appears in emphatic position for contrast or emphasis, especially in formulaic speech and prayer. Later English Bible translations often render σοί contextually as 'thee', 'to you', or 'for you', but these may not always match the nuance or syntactic flexibility of the Greek dative. The form contrasts with σύ (nominative, subject), σε (accusative, direct object), and σου (genitive, possession). The use of the dative for personal pronouns persists into later Greek varieties with some phonological evolution, but the function remains consistent in Koine sources.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
dative case of σύ; to thee:--thee, thine own, thou, thy.
Word Forms
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Occurrences in Scripture
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