σφέτερος

σφέτερ-ος, α, ον, possessive Adj. of the 3rd pers. pl. σφεῖς,

• 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. ἑαυτῶν is commonly used, but σφέτερος also occurs, Th. 3.95, 7.1, IG 1(2).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 own business, Pl. Sph. 243b; τὸ σ. αὐτῶν συμφέρον their own interest, 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. αὐτῶν ib. 2(2).1.15; οἱ σ. their own people, Th. 6.71, X. HG 2.4.18.
• • • 2 also of the 3rd pers. sg., his or her own, his, her, for ἑός, 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 of 2nd pl., = ὑμέτερος, your own, your, Il. 9.327 (sed leg. μαρναμένοις), Hes. Op. 2, A.R. 4.1327, AP 9.134; cf. σφεῖς B. III.
    • • b of 2nd dual, Alcm. 3.
    • 2 of 2nd sg., = σός, thine own, only in Theoc. 22.67.
    • 3 of 1st sg., = ἐμός, mine own, Id. 25.163.
    • 4 of 1st pl., = ἡμέτερος, our own, X. Cyr. 6.1.10 codd., A.R. 4.1353, Plb. 11.4.3, 11.31.6, App. Mith. 5, etc. --Cf. σφός.

σφέτερος, 1) possessives adj. der dritten Pers. plur., vom Pronomen σφεῖς, ihr, ihrig ; ἄστυ σφέτερον, Il. 17.287, 419 u. öfter ; Pind., Tragg.; u. in Prosa, περαίνουσι τὸ σφέτερον αὐτῶν ἕκαστοι, Plat. Soph. 243a, doch im Att. selten.
2) adj. der dritten Person sing., sein, seinig ; Hes. Sc. 90 ; Pind. Ol. 13.61, P. 4.83, I. 5.33 u. öfter ; Aesch. Ag. 738 ; Pol. 4.61.5. – Ungewöhnlich als adj. der zweiten Person, euer, euer eigen, statt ὑμέτερος, Hes. O. 2, Ap.Rh. 4.1327 ; vgl. Wolf proleg. p. CCXLIX ; – u. der ersten Person sing., mein, = ἐμός, Theocr. 25.163 ; – wie der zweiten Person, = σός, 22.67 ; – u. statt ἡμέτερος, unser, Pol. 2.31.6 ; s. Schneid. Xen. Cyr. 6.1.10. – Vgl. σφός.

σφέτερος

-η, -ον

[σφέας.]

Their Il. 4.409, Il. 9.327, Il. 17.287, 322, 330, 419, Il. 18.210: Od. 1.7.

Absol.: ἐπὶ σφέτερα (sc. δώματα) (to their own homes) Od. 1.274, Od. 14.91.

σφέτερος (-ου, -οισι; -ας, -αν: cf. σφός, ἑός.)

• • a his, their own (the reference is to the subject of the sentence, except in P. 10.38) νιν παραγορεῖτο μή ποτε σφετέρας ἄτερθε ταξιοῦσθαι δαμασιμβρότου αἰχμᾶς O. 9.78 τοῖσι μὲν ἐξεύχετʼ ἐν ἄστει Πειράνας σφετέρου πατρὸς ἀρχὰν καὶ βαθὺν κλᾶρον ἔμμεν O. 13.61 σφετέρας ἐστάθη γνώμας ἀταρβάκτοιο πειρώμενος P. 4.83 σφετέρας δʼ οὐ φείσατο χερσὶν βαρυφθόγγοιο νευρᾶς Ἡρακλέης I. 6.33 Ἀχιλεύς, οὖρος Αἰακιδᾶν, Αἴγιναν σφετέραν τε ῥίζαν πρόφαινεν I. 8.56 ἄλλα δʼ ἄλλοισιν νόμιμα, σφετέραν δʼ αἰνεῖ δίκαν ἀνδρῶν ἕκαστος fr. 215. 2.
  • b their own Μοῖσα δʼ οὐκ ἀποδαμεῖ τρόποις ἐπὶ σφετέροισι P. 10.38 (Ἀλεῖοι) ἁδυπνόῳ τέ νιν ἀσπάζοντο φωνᾷ γαῖαν ἀνὰ σφετέραν I. 2.27

σφέτερος (σφεῖς): poss. pron. of 3d pers., their; strengthened by αὐτός, Od. 1.7; as subst., ἐπὶ σφέτερα, Od. 1.274.

σφέτερος, α, ον possessive adj. of 3rd pers. pl. σφείς

• • Itheir own, their, Lat. suus, Hom., etc; strengthd., αὐτῶν σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν Od.;—in Prose, the gen. ἑαυτῶν is more common, but σφέτερος occurs in Thuc., etc.; τὸ σφέτερον their own feelings, their own business, Thuc., Plat.; οἱ σφέτεροι their own people, Thuc.
  • • 2also of 3rd sg., his or her own, his, her, for ἑός, ὅς, Hes., Pind., Aesch.
  • IIin Poets sometimes of other persons:
  • • 1of 2nd pl., = ὑμέτερος, your own, your, Lat. vester, Il., Hes.
    • 2of 2nd sg., = σός, thine own, tuus, Theocr.
    • 3of 1st sg., = ἐμός, mine own, meus, Theocr.
    • 4of the 1st pl., = ἡμέτερος, our own, noster, Xen.