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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2249. ἡμεῖς (hémeis) -- we, us</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2249.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/25-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2249.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2249</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2248.htm" title="2248">◄</a> 2249. hémeis <a href="../greek/2250.htm" title="2250">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hémeis: we, us</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἡμεῖς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Pronoun<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hémeis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hay-MACE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hay-mice')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>we, us<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>us, we ourselves<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word "ἐγώ" (egó), meaning "I."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent for the first person plural pronoun is "אֲנַחְנוּ" (anakhnu), Strong's Hebrew #587.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek pronoun "ἡμεῖς" (hémeis) is used to denote the first person plural, translating to "we" or "us" in English. It is employed in the New Testament to refer to a group that includes the speaker, often used by the apostles and early Christians to express collective identity, shared experiences, or communal actions.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of the New Testament, "ἡμεῖς" reflects the communal nature of early Christian communities. The use of the first person plural pronoun underscores the unity and shared mission among believers. This collective identity was crucial in a time when Christians were often marginalized and faced persecution. The pronoun also highlights the apostolic authority and the shared witness of the apostles as they spread the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>nom. pl. of <a href="/greek/1473.htm">egó</a>, q.v.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ourselves (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2249: ἡμεῖς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἡμεῖς</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐγώ</span></span>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>us, we ourselves. <p>Nominative plural of <a href="/greek/1473.htm">ego</a>; we (only used when emphatic) -- us, we (ourselves). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1473.htm">ego</a> <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/e_liou_2243.htm">Ἠλίου — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likia_2244.htm">ἡλικίᾳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likian_2244.htm">ἡλικίαν — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likias_2244.htm">ἡλικίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_like_n_2245.htm">ἡλίκην — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likon_2245.htm">ἡλίκον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_lio__2246.htm">ἡλίῳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_lion_2246.htm">ἥλιον — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_lios_2246.htm">ἥλιος — 14 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_liou_2246.htm">ἡλίου — 12 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_mera_2250.htm">ἡμέρᾳ — 108 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_merai_2250.htm">ἡμέραι — 26 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_merais_2250.htm">ἡμέραις — 49 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meran_2250.htm">ἡμέραν — 58 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meras_2250.htm">ἡμέρας — 127 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_mero_n_2250.htm">ἡμερῶν — 22 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_metera_2251.htm">ἡμετέρα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meterais_2251.htm">ἡμετέραις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteran_2251.htm">ἡμετέραν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_meteras_2251.htm">ἡμετέρας — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2248.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2248"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2248" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2250.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2250"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2250" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>