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. 2 Peter 2:1ἑαυτοῖς · on themselves
    Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
  2. 1 John 1:8ἑαυτοὺς · ourselves
    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  3. 1 John 3:3ἑαυτὸν · himself
    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  4. 1 John 5:21ἑαυτὰ · yourselves
    Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
  5. 2 John 1:8ἑαυτούς · yourselves
    Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
  6. Jude 1:6ἑαυτῶν · their
    And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
  7. Jude 1:12ἑαυτοὺς · [only] themselves
    These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
  8. Jude 1:13ἑαυτῶν · their
    They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
  9. Jude 1:18ἑαυτῶν · their own
    …when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
  10. Jude 1:20ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves {up}
    But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
  11. Jude 1:21ἑαυτοὺς · yourselves
    …keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
  12. Revelation 2:2ἑαυτοὺς · to be
    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
  13. Revelation 2:9ἑαυτούς
    I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
  14. Revelation 2:20ἑαυτὴν · herself
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  15. Revelation 3:9ἑαυτοὺς
    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
  16. Revelation 6:15ἑαυτοὺς
    Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
  17. Revelation 10:3ἑαυτῶν · their
    Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
  18. Revelation 10:7ἑαυτοῦ · to His
    But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
  19. Revelation 19:7ἑαυτήν
    Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.