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ὑμέτερος

hyméteros

G5212 personal pronoun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Of or belonging to you (plural); denotes possession or relation to the persons being addressed collectively. Used to qualify a noun as being associated with or possessed by the group spoken to. The core meaning refers to ownership, attribution, or relationship, specifically in the plural second person sense. In broader contexts, may indicate a distinction between what is 'yours' and what is 'ours' or 'theirs.'

Semantic Range

your (plural), belonging to you, of your group, pertaining to you all, possessed by you (plural)

Root / Etymology

Adjectival possessive pronoun derived from the second person plural pronoun ὑμεῖς ('you' plural), by adding the adjectival suffix -τερος indicating possession or relationship.

Historical & Contextual Notes

ὑμέτερος is a possessive adjective used when addressing more than one person, marking something as belonging to the group spoken to (you all/yours). It occurs in both classical and Hellenistic Greek. In the New Testament, its usage is formal and often emphasizes or distinguishes collective ownership or association, sometimes in contrast to other possessive adjectives, such as ἡμέτερος ('our') or ἐμός ('my'). In both the Septuagint and New Testament, ὑμέτερος appears less frequently than simpler pronoun-based constructions of possession but serves to add stylistic or emphatic nuance. In English translations, typically rendered as 'your' (plural), but English does not distinguish singular and plural second-person possessive pronouns, potentially obscuring the precision of the original Greek. The adjective can agree in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. While its core function remained stable from classical to Koine period, its literary and formal tone became more marked in later Greek.

Translation Consistency

primary "your" 7 occurrences

ὑμέτερος is a possessive determiner meaning ‘belonging to you’ (plural). The natural, common English form that fits its typical usage as a modifier is “your.” Plurality can be marked elsewhere in the morphology; “your” is the most natural and frequent rendering across contexts and preserves consistency.

Alternatives (3 occurrences):
"(plural)" (3x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ὑμεῖς; yours, i.e. pertaining to you:--your (own).

Root Family

ὑμέτερος (hymeteros) — belonging to you (plural), of you all, your (plural), pertaining to your group

Root ὑμ- to belong to you (plural), of you, your (plural)

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G5212-01 ὑμετέρα umetera PRO.P 2P NOM F PL your your your 2
G5212-05 ὑμέτερον umeteron PRO.P 2P ACC N SG your own belonging to you all your (plural) 2
G5212-04 ὑμετέρῳ umetero DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your (plural) to your (plural) 2
G5212-03 ὑμετέρας umeteras PRO.P 2P GEN F SG your of you all’s of your 2
G5212-06 ὑμέτερος umeteros DET.P 2P NOM M SG your yours (plural) yours (plural) 1
G5212-02 ὑμετέραν umeteran DET.P 2P ACC F SG your your (plural) your 1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G5212-01 Luke 6:20 ὑμετέρα umetera PRO.P 2P NOM F PL yours your your
G5212-05 Luke 16:12 ὑμέτερον umeteron PRO.P 2P ACC N SG your own belonging to you all your (plural)
G5212-06 John 7:6 ὑμέτερος umeteros DET.P 2P NOM M SG your yours (plural) yours (plural)
G5212-04 John 8:17 ὑμετέρῳ umetero DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your (plural) your
G5212-05 John 15:20 ὑμέτερον umeteron PRO.P 2P ACC M SG yours belonging to you all your (plural)
G5212-03 Acts 27:34 ὑμετέρας umeteras PRO.P 2P GEN F SG your of you all’s of your
G5212-04 Romans 11:31 ὑμετέρῳ umetero DET.P 2P DAT M SG your to your (plural) to your (plural)
G5212-02 1 Corinthians 15:31 ὑμετέραν umeteran DET.P 2P ACC F SG your your (plural) your
G5212-03 2 Corinthians 8:8 ὑμετέρας umeteras PRO.P 2P GEN F SG your of you all’s of your
G5212-01 Galatians 6:13 ὑμετέρᾳ umetera DET.P 2P DAT F SG your your your
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