Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Pronoun
ἡμεῖς • (hēmeîs) (Attic, Epic, Ionic)
- (first person plural, personal pronoun) we, us, our
Usage notes
When unemphatic, sometimes accented ἥμων, ἧμιν, etc. in poetry. Singular and dual are ἐγώ (egṓ) and νώ (nṓ).
Inflection
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ἡμεῖς
|
| Genitive |
ἡμῶν
|
| Dative |
ἡμῖν
|
| Accusative |
ἡμᾶς
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
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Irregular declension of
ἡμεῖς;
ᾰ̓́μμες;
ἡμείων;
ἡμέων (
Epic)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ἡμεῖς; ᾰ̓́μμες
|
| Genitive |
ἡμείων; ἡμέων
|
| Dative |
ἡμῖν; ᾰ̓́μμῐ(ν) |
| Accusative |
ἡμέᾰς; ᾰ̓́μμε
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
|
Irregular declension of
ἡμεῖς;
ἡμέων (
Ionic)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ἡμεῖς
|
| Genitive |
ἡμέων
|
| Dative |
ἡμῖν
|
| Accusative |
ἡμέᾰς
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
|
Irregular declension of
ᾱ̔μές;
ᾱ̔μέων (
Doric)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ᾱ̔μές
|
| Genitive |
ᾱ̔μέων, ᾱ̔μίων, ᾱ̔μῶν
|
| Dative |
ᾱ̔μίν; ἇμῐν
|
| Accusative |
ᾱ̔μέ
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
|
Irregular declension of
ᾰ̓́μμες;
ᾰ̓μμέων (
Lesbian)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ᾰ̓́μμες
|
| Genitive |
ᾰ̓μμέων
|
| Dative |
ᾰ̓́μμι(ν) |
| Accusative |
ᾰ̓́μμε
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
|
Irregular declension of
ᾱ̔μές;
ᾱ̔μίων (
Boeotian)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ᾱ̔μές
|
| Genitive |
ᾱ̔μίων
|
| Dative |
ᾱ̔μίν
|
| Accusative |
ᾱ̔μέ
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
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Irregular declension of
ᾰ̓μμές;
ᾰ̓μμέουν (
Thessalian)
| Case / # |
Plural |
| Nominative |
ᾰ̓μμές
|
| Genitive |
ᾰ̓μμέουν
|
| Dative |
ᾰ̓μμίν
|
| Accusative |
ᾰ̓μμέ
|
| Vocative |
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
|
References
- ἐγώ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἡμεῖς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «ἡμεῖς» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «ἡμεῖς» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “G2249”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
-
i idem, page 413.
-
ourselves idem, page 581.
-
we idem, page 969.
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 325, 325 D
- Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press