Strong's Greek: 2251. ἡμέτερος (hémeteros) -- our, ours

Strong's Lexicon

hémeteros: our, ours

Original Word: ἡμέτερος
Part of Speech: Possessive Pronoun
Transliteration: hémeteros
Pronunciation: hay-MET-er-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-met'-er-os)
Definition: our, ours
Meaning: our, our own.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hēmeis), meaning "we" or "us."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἡμέτερος, the concept of collective possession or belonging can be seen in Hebrew pronouns like אֲנַחְנוּ (anachnu, "we") and שֶׁלָּנוּ (shelanu, "ours").

Usage: The Greek pronoun ἡμέτερος is used to denote possession or belonging, typically translated as "our" or "ours" in English. It emphasizes a collective ownership or association, often used in contexts where the speaker is identifying with a group or community.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of collective identity and belonging was significant, especially within familial, tribal, or civic groups. The use of ἡμέτερος would resonate with early Christian communities who saw themselves as a distinct group united by faith in Christ. This pronoun would reinforce the sense of shared beliefs and communal life that characterized the early Church.

HELPS Word-studies

2251 hēméteros (an emphatic possessive pronoun) – the emphatic form of "our," i.e. the marked (emphatic) way of saying "our" (first person, possessive plural).

[Also see 2249 /hēmeís ("we"), the unemphatic form (root) of the emphatic term 2251 /hēméteros ("our").]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
poss. pronoun from hémeis
Definition
our
NASB Translation
ours (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2251: ἡμέτερος

ἡμέτερος, ἡμετέρα, ἡμέτερον (ἡμεῖς), possessive pronoun of the 1 person plural (from Homer down), our: with a substantive, Acts 2:11; Acts 24:6 (Rec.);

; Romans 15:4; (1 Corinthians 15:31 Rec.st bez); 2 Timothy 4:15; 1 John 1:3; 1 John 2:2; οἱ ἡμέτεροι, substantively, 'our people,' (the brethren): Titus 3:14. (Neuter, τό ἡμέτερον substantively: Luke 16:12 WH text Cf. Winers Grammar, § 22, 7ff; Buttmann, § 127, 19ff.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

our, your.

From thnetos; our -- our, your (by a different reading).

see GREEK thnetos

Forms and Transliterations

ημετερα ημετέρα ἡμετέρα ημετεραις ημετέραις ἡμετέραις ημετεραν ημετέραν ἡμετέραν ημετερας ημετέρας ἡμετέρας ημετεροι ημέτεροι ἡμέτεροι ημετεροις ημετέροις ἡμετέροις ημετερον ημέτερον ἡμέτερον ημέτερος ημετέρους ημετέρω ημετερων ημετέρων ἡμετέρων ὑμέτερον emetera ēmetera emeterais ēmeterais emeteran ēmeteran emeteras ēmeteras emeteroi ēmeteroi emeterois ēmeterois emeteron ēmeteron ēmeterōn hemetera hemetéra hēmetera hēmetéra hemeterais hemetérais hēmeterais hēmetérais hemeteran hemetéran hēmeteran hēmetéran hemeteras hemetéras hēmeteras hēmetéras hemeteroi heméteroi hēmeteroi hēméteroi hemeterois hemetérois hēmeterois hēmetérois hemeteron hemetéron heméteron hēmeteron hēmeterōn hēmetérōn hēméteron hymeteron hyméteron umeteron

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