σύ

suPronounG4771

you

From: the personal pronoun of the second person singular;

Short Definition

thou

Full Lexicon Entry

pron. of 2nd of person(s), thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -*ᾶς *(enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though *πρὸς σέ *occurs in ). Nom. for emphasis or contrast: ; so also perhaps σὺ εἶπας; before voc., sometimes without emphasis, as also in cl., but esp. as rendering of Heb. phrase, e.g. *υἱός μου εἶ σύ *(בְּנִי־אַתָּה, ). The genitive (σοῦ, ὑμῶν) is sometimes placed bef. the noun: so also the enclitic σοῦ; on τί ἐμοὶ κ. σοί, see: ἐγώ.

Grammar

Part of Speech Pronoun

Morphology G:P-2

DescriptionG:P-2

Occurrences

2,087 times

Appears 2,087 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Luke
314
Matthew
306
John
288
Acts
190
1 Corinthians
130

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 1:3
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:18
  • James 5:14
  • Luke 16:6
  • Matthew 4:19

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