hēmeteros · our

What it means

hēmeteros (ἡμέτερος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “our”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What belongs to us; “our people” are those of one's own group of believers.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• our ×5
• let our people ×1
• ours ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• 1 John×2

• Acts 2:11

  both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs: we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.”

• Acts 26:5

  since they have known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

• Romans 15:4

  For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and through the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• 2 Timothy 4:15

  You too guard yourself against him, for he strongly opposed our words.

• Titus 3:14

  And let our people also learn to devote themselves to good works for urgent needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.

• 1 John 1:3

  what we have seen and heard we announce also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.

• 1 John 2:2

  And he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.