σφέτερ-ος,α,ον, possessiveAdj.of the3rd pers.pl.σφεῖς,
A. their own, their, Il. 17.287 , Od. 1.274 , al., Hes. Th. 155 , Pi. P. 10.38 ; strengthd., αὐτῶν σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν
Od. 1.7
; rare in Com., Ar. Ra. 1464 , Fr. 350 ; in Prose the gen.ἑαυτῶνis commonly used, butσφέτεροςalso occurs, Th. 3.95 , 7.1 , IG 12.29.6 , 57.46 , Pl. Euthd. 304c ;τὰ ς.their own property, Th. 2.20 , X. HG 5.3.12 ; ὅσοι τὰ ς. φρονοῦντες . . περιῆσαν
Th. 3.68
, cf. X. HG 7.5.5 ;τὸν ς. (sc.φόβον)their own(fear), Th. 6.36 ;τὸ ς. αὐτῶν their ownbusiness, Pl. Sph. 243b ;τὸ ς. αὐτῶν συμφέρον their owninterest, Arist. Pol. 1296a36 ;ἀπὸ τῆς ς. αὐτῶν(sc.χώρας) X. Ath. 2.5 , cf. IG 12(1).977.16 (Carpathos,iv B.C.);νόμοις χρῆσθαι τοῖς ς. αὐτῶνib. 22.1.15 ;οἱ ς.their own people, Th. 6.71 , X. HG 2.4.18 .
2. also of the3rd pers.sg.,hisorher own, his, her, forἑός, ὅς, Hes. Sc. 90 , Pi. O. 13.61 , P. 4.83 , A. Ag. 760 (lyr.), Pers. 900 (lyr.), and in later Prose, Plb. 7.14.3 , etc.
II. sts. also used of other persons:
1. of2ndpl., = ὑμέτερος ,your own, your, Il. 9.327 (sed leg.μαρναμένοις), Hes. Op. 2 , A.R. 4.1327 , AP 9.134 ; cf. σφεῖς