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. Matthew 3:9ἑαυτοῖς · yourselves
    And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  2. Matthew 6:34ἑαυτῆς · itself
    Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
  3. Matthew 8:22ἑαυτῶν · their own
    But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
  4. Matthew 9:3ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
  5. Matthew 9:21ἑαυτῇ · herself
    She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
  6. Matthew 12:25ἑαυτῆς · itself; ἑαυτῆς · itself
    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
  7. Matthew 12:26ἑαυτὸν · himself
    If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
  8. Matthew 12:45ἑαυτοῦ; ἑαυτοῦ · than itself
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  9. Matthew 13:21ἑαυτῷ
    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
  10. Matthew 14:15ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  11. Matthew 15:30ἑαυτῶν
    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
  12. Matthew 16:7ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
  13. Matthew 16:8ἑαυτοῖς · yourselves
    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
  14. Matthew 16:24ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  15. Matthew 18:4ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  16. Matthew 18:31ἑαυτῶν · their
    When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
  17. Matthew 19:12ἑαυτοὺς
    For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
  18. Matthew 21:8ἑαυτῶν · their
    A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
  19. Matthew 21:25ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  20. Matthew 21:38ἑαυτοῖς · one another
    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
  21. Matthew 23:12ἑαυτὸν · himself; ἑαυτὸν · himself
    For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  22. Matthew 23:31ἑαυτοῖς · against yourselves
    So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
  23. Matthew 25:1ἑαυτῶν · their
    “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
  24. Matthew 25:3ἑαυτῶν
    The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
  25. Matthew 25:4ἑαυτῶν · their
    But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
  26. Matthew 25:7ἑαυτῶν · their
    Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
  27. Matthew 25:9ἑαυταῖς · for yourselves
    ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
  28. Matthew 26:11ἑαυτῶν · you
    The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
  29. Matthew 27:42ἑαυτὸν · Himself
    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  30. Mark 1:27ἑαυτοὺς · one another
    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
  31. Mark 2:8ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
  32. Mark 3:24ἑαυτὴν · itself
    If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
  33. Mark 3:25ἑαυτὴν · itself
    If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
  34. Mark 3:26ἑαυτὸν · himself
    And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
  35. Mark 4:17ἑαυτοῖς
    But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  36. Mark 5:5ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
  37. Mark 5:30ἑαυτῷ
    At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
  38. Mark 6:36ἑαυτοῖς · themselves
    Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
  39. Mark 6:51ἑαυτοῖς
    Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
  40. Mark 8:14ἑαυτῶν · them
    Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
  41. Mark 8:34ἑαυτὸν · himself
    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  42. Mark 9:8ἑαυτῶν · them
    Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
  43. Mark 9:10ἑαυτοὺς · themselves
    So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
  44. Mark 9:50ἑαυτοῖς · yourselves
    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
  45. Mark 10:26ἑαυτούς · one another
    They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
  46. Mark 11:31ἑαυτοὺς · themselves
    They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  47. Mark 12:7ἑαυτοὺς · one another
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’