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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. Acts 15:29ἑαυτοὺς
    You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
  2. Acts 16:27ἑαυτὸν · himself
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  3. Acts 19:31ἑαυτὸν
    Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
  4. Acts 20:28ἑαυτοῖς · yourselves
    Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  5. Acts 20:30ἑαυτῶν · them
    Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
  6. Acts 21:11ἑαυτοῦ · his
    Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
  7. Acts 21:23ἑαυτῶν
    Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
  8. Acts 23:12ἑαυτοὺς
    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
  9. Acts 23:14ἑαυτοὺς · ourselves
    They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
  10. Acts 23:21ἑαυτοὺς
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  11. Acts 25:4ἑαυτὸν · [I myself]
    But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
  12. Acts 28:16ἑαυτὸν · himself
    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
  13. Romans 1:27ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
  14. Romans 2:14ἑαυτοῖς · to themselves
    Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
  15. Romans 4:19ἑαυτοῦ · of his
    Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
  16. Romans 5:8ἑαυτοῦ · His
    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  17. Romans 6:11ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
  18. Romans 6:13ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
  19. Romans 6:16ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
  20. Romans 8:3ἑαυτοῦ · His
    For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
  21. Romans 8:23ἑαυτοῖς
    Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
  22. Romans 11:25ἑαυτοῖς
    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  23. Romans 12:16ἑαυτοῖς
    Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
  24. Romans 12:19ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
  25. Romans 13:2ἑαυτοῖς · on themselves
    Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
  26. Romans 14:7ἑαυτῷ · to himself [alone]; ἑαυτῷ · to himself [alone]
    For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
  27. Romans 14:12ἑαυτοῦ · himself
    So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
  28. Romans 14:14ἑαυτοῦ · itself
    I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
  29. Romans 14:22ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
  30. Romans 15:1ἑαυτοῖς · ourselves
    We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
  31. Romans 15:3ἑαυτῷ · Himself
    For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
  32. Romans 16:4ἑαυτῶν · their
    …who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
  33. Romans 16:18ἑαυτῶν · their
    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
  34. 1 Corinthians 3:18ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
  35. 1 Corinthians 6:7ἑαυτῶν · you
    The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  36. 1 Corinthians 6:19ἑαυτῶν · your own
    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  37. 1 Corinthians 7:2ἑαυτοῦ · his
    But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  38. 1 Corinthians 7:37ἑαυτοῦ · the
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  39. 1 Corinthians 7:38ἑαυτοῦ
    So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
  40. 1 Corinthians 10:24ἑαυτοῦ · his own
    No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
  41. 1 Corinthians 10:29ἑαυτοῦ · your own
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  42. 1 Corinthians 11:28ἑαυτόν · himself
    Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
  43. 1 Corinthians 11:29ἑαυτῷ · on himself
    For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
  44. 1 Corinthians 11:31ἑαυτοὺς · ourselves {properly}
    Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
  45. 1 Corinthians 13:5ἑαυτῆς
    It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
  46. 1 Corinthians 14:4ἑαυτὸν · himself
    The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
  47. 1 Corinthians 14:28ἑαυτῷ · to himself
    But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
  48. 1 Corinthians 16:2ἑαυτῷ
    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  49. 1 Corinthians 16:15ἑαυτούς · themselves
    You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,