Σύ γε | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Second-person singular pronoun: “you” (nominative; subject form), used for addressing one person. Often contrasted with ἐγώ “I” and ὑμεῖς “you (pl.).”

AI-generated definition. Always verify with primary sources.

Look Up in Greek Lexicons

Beta Code

SU/

Open in Perseus

Open in Logeion

Open in LSJ.gr

Grammatical Analysis

"Σύ γε"

Σύ: {'type': 'personal pronoun (2nd person)', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'common (not morphologically distinguished)'}

Γε: {'part_of_speech': 'particle (enclitic)', 'function': 'emphatic/limitative particle; adds emphasis to the immediately preceding word (here: σύ), often ‘at least / indeed / for your part’ depending on context'}

Related Forms of σύ

13 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

σε accusative, singular, masculine or feminine (depen... ὑμῖν dative, plural, common (used for all genders), 2nd υμας accusative, plural, common (used for any gender), ... soi dative, singular, common (masculine or feminine) σοι dative, singular, common (used for all genders) Soi dative, singular, common (masculine / feminine / n... σύ nominative, singular, common (masculine/feminine) σοῦ genitive, singular, common (masculine/feminine; no... σευ unknown ὑμᾶς accusative, plural, common (masculine/feminine; ge... Σοι dative, singular, common (masculine/feminine; gend... ὑμᾶς, accusative, plural, common (masculine/feminine; no... 'σύ nominative, singular, common (masculine/feminine)

Explore More Words

Browse All Analyze New Word