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σός

sós

G4674 possessive determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

Second-person singular possessive adjective, meaning 'your' or 'yours', used to indicate possession or relationship pertaining to the person addressed. Functions as an attributive possessive (e.g., 'your house'), predicative possessive (e.g., 'it is yours'), or substantivally (e.g., 'that which is yours'). Emphasizes personal or intimate possession, often with a tone of familiarity or affection, sometimes distinguished from the more general possessive σου.

Semantic Range

your (emphatic), yours (emphatic), what is yours, your (own), your friend, your possession

Root / Etymology

Derived from the second-person singular pronoun σύ ('you'), with the possessive suffix -ός. Cognate with Latin 'tuus', Sanskrit 'tava'. The form σός is inherited from Proto-Indo-European *t(w)os, *tewos ('your') and is an old possessive adjective formation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Classical and Hellenistic Greek, σός is an emphatic possessive adjective, stronger or more personal in tone than the genitive pronoun σου. Used both attributively and substantivally (e.g., τὸ σὸν 'what is yours'). Common in poetry, less so in prose where σου predominates, but it remains in idiomatic and affectionate contexts in Koine Greek, including the New Testament (e.g., John 17:6). Not limited to physical possession but may refer to intimate relationships (e.g., 'your friend', 'your people'). Standard English Bible translations typically render σός simply as 'your' or 'yours', but do not always capture its greater emphasis or nuance of personal bond. In the Septuagint and New Testament, σός appears mainly as an emphatic or affectionate possessive, rarely as a neutral possessive. Distinguished from ὑμέτερος, which is the plural possessive ('your [plural]').

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύ; thine:--thine (own), thy (friend).

Root Family

σός (sos) — your, yours, belonging to you

Root συ- your, yours, belonging to you

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4674-05 σῷ so DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your own your 5
G4674-07 σὸν son PRO.P 2P ACC N SG is yours what is yours yours 4
G4674-01 σὰ sa PRO.P 2P ACC N PL thine the things that are yours the things that are yours 4
G4674-02 σῇ se DET.P 2P DAT F SG your you (singular) your 4
G4674-04 σῆς ses DET.P 2P GEN F SG your of yours your 3
G4674-06 σοὶ soi DET.P 2P NOM M PL yours to you your 2
G4674-03 σὴν sen DET.P 2P ACC F SG your your (own) your 1
G4674-08 σὸς sos DET.P 2P NOM M SG your yours yours 1
G4674-09 σούς sous PRO.P 2P ACC M PL your your own your own 1

Occurrences in Scripture

25 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4674-05 Matthew 7:3 σῷ so DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your own your own
G4674-05 Matthew 7:22 σῷ so DET.P 2P DAT N SG your to your own your
G4674-05 Matthew 7:22 σῷ so-2 DET.P 2P DAT N SG your to your own your
G4674-05 Matthew 7:22 σῷ so-3 DET.P 2P DAT N SG your to your own your
G4674-05 Matthew 13:27 σῷ so DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your own field
G4674-07 Matthew 20:14 σὸν son PRO.P 2P ACC N SG is yours what is yours yours
G4674-04 Matthew 24:3 σῆς ses DET.P 2P GEN F SG your of yours your
G4674-07 Matthew 25:25 σόν son PRO.P 2P ACC N SG is yours what is yours yours
G4674-06 Mark 2:18 σοὶ soi DET.P 2P NOM M PL your to you your
G4674-09 Mark 5:19 σούς sous PRO.P 2P ACC M PL your your own your own
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