2251. hémeteros
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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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 2:11 PPro-DF1P
GRK: αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ
KJV: speak in our tongues
INT: them [in] our tongues the

Acts 24:6 PPro-AMS
GRK: κατά τόν ἡμέτερον νόμον ἠθελήσαμεν
KJV: have judged according to our law.
INT: according to our law wished

Acts 26:5 PPro-GF1P
GRK: αἵρεσιν τῆς ἡμετέρας θρησκείας ἔζησα
KJV: sect of our religion
INT: sect of the of us religion I lived

Romans 15:4 PPro-AF1P
GRK: εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν ἐγράφη
KJV: were written for our learning, that
INT: for our instruction was written before

2 Timothy 4:15 PPro-DM1P
GRK: ἀντέστη τοῖς ἡμετέροις λόγοις
KJV: greatly withstood our words.
INT: he has opposed our words

Titus 3:14 PPro-NM1P
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων
KJV: And let ours also learn
INT: also our [people] good works

1 John 1:3 PPro-NF1P
GRK: δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ
KJV: us: and truly our fellowship [is] with
INT: indeed of us with the

1 John 2:2 PPro-GF1P
GRK: περὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων δὲ μόνον
NAS: for our sins; and not for ours only,
KJV: not for ours only, but
INT: for the of ours but only

Strong's Greek 2251
8 Occurrences


ἡμετέρα — 1 Occ.
ἡμετέραις — 1 Occ.
ἡμετέραν — 1 Occ.
ἡμετέρας — 1 Occ.
ἡμετέρων — 1 Occ.
ἡμέτεροι — 1 Occ.
ἡμετέροις — 1 Occ.
ἡμέτερον — 1 Occ.















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