A. mine; contr. with the Art.,οὑμός, τοὐμόν, τοὐμοῦ, τὠμῷ, τἀμά, Trag. (not Com.,τἀμὰ γὰρ διοίχεταιis paratrag. in Ar. Ec. 393 ), rarely in Prose, οὑμός
Pl. Ep. 354c
; τἀμά
Id. Plt. 258b
;οὑμόςeven in Il. 8.360 ; and (acc. to some Gramm.) τὠμῷ
, etc.: in Poets sts. joined with gen., to strengthen thepossessivenotion,ἐμὸν αὐτοῦ mineown, 6.446 , Od. 2.45 ; δαὴρ . . ἐμὸς ἔσκε κυνώπιδος
Il. 3.180
; θρῆνον ἐμὸν τὸν αὐτῆς
A. Ag. 1323
; τἀμὰ δυστήνου κακά
S. OC 344
, cf. El. 252 ; τὸν ἐμὸν αὐτοῦ . . βίον
Ar. Pl. 33
.
b. mine, i.e.favourable to me, τεκμήρια ἐμά, οὐ τούτων
Antipho 2.4.10
.
2. objectively,relating to me, against me, ἐμὴ ἀγγελίη
Il. 19.336
; τὸν ἐμὸν γάμον
Od. 2.97
;τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶrespectfor me, A. Pers. 699 (troch.);τἀμὰ νουθετήματαwarningsto me, S. El. 343 ;τὠμῷ πόθῳby lovefor me, Id. OT 969 ;αἱ ἐμαὶ διαβολαίslandersagainst me, Th. 6.90 ;δωρεὰ ἐμήa giftto me, X. Cyr. 8.3.32 ; sts. with another gen. added,τὰς ἐμὰς Λαί̈ου διαφθοράςmurder of L.by me, S. OT 572 ;τοὐμὸν αἷμα πατρόςhis blood shedby me, ib. 1400 ;τὰ ἐμὰ δῶρα Κύπριδος(Dind. forΚύπρις) her giftsto me, E. Hel. 364 (anap.).
II. without aSubst.,mine,οὐ γὰρ ἐμὸν παλινάγρετον my word, Il. 1.526 ;τὸ μὲν ἐμόν [ἐστι] 'tismy counsel, Pi. I. 8(7).42 : in Trag. and Prose, it ismy duty, my business, E. Ion 1020 , Pl. Lg. 664b .
2. ἐμοί my friends, Il. 20.205 ; οἱ ἐμοί
X. Cyr. 3.2.28
, etc.;ὁ ἐμὸς Ἡράκλειτος my dearHeraclitus, Arr. Epict. 2.2.17 .
3. τὰ ἐμά my property, Pl. Prt. 310e , etc.; of children, S. El. 538 , OC 922 ; τὸ τύπτειν καὶ ἐμὲ καὶ τὰ ἐμὰ ἀδίκως
Pl. Grg. 508e
; of servants. PEdgar 4.6
(iii B.C.), etc.; but alsoτὰ ἐμάorτὸ ἐμόν,my part, my affairs, my interest,οὕτω τὸ ἐμὸν ἔχειthings stand thuswith me, Hdt. 4.127 ; τὰ τούτου μᾶλλον ἢ τοὐμόν
S. Aj. 124
; ἔρρει τἀμὰ παντελῶς
X. Cyr. 6.1.3
; τὸ ἐμὸν εὖ πράττει
Pl. R. 463e
, etc.; in full, τοὐμὸν μέρος
S. Tr. 1215
: hence in Trag. and Att. ,my conduct(almost periphr. forἐγώ), Id. El. 1302 , Tr. 1068 , Ar. Th. 105 ; τὸ μὲν οὖν ἐμὸν οὐκ ἐμποδὼν ὑμῖν ἔσται
Lys. 8.19
, cf. Pl. Grg. 452c , etc.: abs.,τό γε ἐμόν for my part, as far as concerns me, Hdt. 1.108 , Pl. Prt. 338c , Sph. 237b .
