ἑαυτοῦ

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Definition

ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc);

reflex pron.;

1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Matthew 27:42, Mark 15:31, Luke 23:35, al.; added to a middle verb, διεμερίσαντο ἑαυτοῖς, John 19:24; to an active verb, Acts 14:14 (M, Pr., 157); ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, Luke 12:57; 21:30, John 5:19, al. (see: ἀπό); δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, Romans 14:14; ἐν ἑ., Matthew 3:9, Mark 5:30, al.; εἰς ἑ., Luke 15:17; καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Acts 28:16, James 2:17; παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ, at his own house, 1 Corinthians 16:2; πρὸς ἑ., with, to himself, Luke 18:11; as poss. pron. (with emphasis weakened; see M, Pr., 87f.), τ. ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς, Luke 9:60.

2. As reflexive 1st and 2nd of person(s) (so also frequently in cl., chiefly poetry), Matthew 23:31, Mark 9:50, Romans 8:23, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, al.

3. In pl., for reciprocal pron., ἀλλήλων, -οις, -ους, of one another, etc.: Matthew 21:38, Mark 16:3, Ephesians 5:19, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἑαυτοῦ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

319 total
  1. Luke 18:14ἑαυτὸν · himself
    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  2. Luke 19:12ἑαυτῷ · to his
    So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  3. Luke 19:13ἑαυτοῦ · of his
    Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
  4. Luke 19:36ἑαυτῶν · their
    As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
  5. Luke 20:5ἑαυτοὺς · themselves
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  6. Luke 20:20ἑαυτοὺς
    So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
  7. Luke 21:30ἑαυτῶν · yourselves
    When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
  8. Luke 21:34ἑαυτοῖς · yourselves
    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  9. Luke 22:17ἑαυτούς · yourselves
    After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
  10. Luke 22:23ἑαυτοὺς · themselves
    Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
  11. Luke 23:2ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
  12. Luke 23:28ἑαυτὰς · yourselves
    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  13. Luke 23:35ἑαυτόν · Himself
    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  14. Luke 24:27ἑαυτοῦ · Himself
    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  15. John 5:18ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  16. John 5:19ἑαυτοῦ · Himself
    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  17. John 5:26ἑαυτῷ · Himself; ἑαυτῷ · Himself
    For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
  18. John 5:42ἑαυτοῖς · you
    …but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
  19. John 6:53ἑαυτοῖς · you
    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
  20. John 6:61ἑαυτῷ
    Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
  21. John 7:18ἑαυτοῦ · his own [authority]
    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
  22. John 7:35ἑαυτούς · one another
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  23. John 8:22ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  24. John 9:21ἑαυτοῦ · himself
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  25. John 11:33ἑαυτόν
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
  26. John 11:38ἑαυτῷ
    Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
  27. John 11:51ἑαυτοῦ · his own
    Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
  28. John 11:55ἑαυτούς · themselves
    Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
  29. John 12:8ἑαυτῶν · you
    The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
  30. John 12:19ἑαυτούς · one another
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  31. John 13:4ἑαυτόν · {around} His {waist}
    So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
  32. John 15:4ἑαυτοῦ · by itself
    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  33. John 16:13ἑαυτοῦ · His own
    However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
  34. John 17:13ἑαυτοῖς · them
    But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
  35. John 19:7ἑαυτὸν · Himself {to be}
    “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
  36. John 19:12ἑαυτὸν · himself
    From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
  37. John 19:17ἑαυτῷ · [His] own
    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
  38. John 19:24ἑαυτοῖς · among them
    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
  39. John 21:1ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
  40. John 21:7ἑαυτὸν
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  41. Acts 1:3ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
  42. Acts 5:35ἑαυτοῖς
    “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
  43. Acts 5:36ἑαυτόν
    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  44. Acts 7:21ἑαυτῇ · her own
    When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
  45. Acts 8:9ἑαυτὸν
    Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
  46. Acts 8:34ἑαυτοῦ · himself
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  47. Acts 10:17ἑαυτῷ
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  48. Acts 12:11ἑαυτῷ · himself
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  49. Acts 13:46ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.