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Lexicon :: Strong's G1438 - heautou

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ἑαυτοῦ
Transliteration
heautou (Key)
Pronunciation
heh-ow-too'
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Part of Speech
pronoun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός (G846)
mGNT
318x in 16 unique form(s) TR
338x in 22 unique form(s) LXX
464x in 25 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἑαυτοῦ heautoû, heh-ow-too'; from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:—alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 339x

The KJV translates Strong's G1438 in the following manner: himself (110x), themselves (57x), yourselves (36x), ourselves (20x), his (19x), their (15x), itself (9x), miscellaneous (73x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 339x
The KJV translates Strong's G1438 in the following manner: himself (110x), themselves (57x), yourselves (36x), ourselves (20x), his (19x), their (15x), itself (9x), miscellaneous (73x).

  1. himself, herself, itself, themselves

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑαυτοῦ heautoû, heh-ow-too'; from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:—alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
STRONGS G1438:
ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, etc. or (contracted) αὑτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ (see p. 87); plural ἑαυτῶν; dative -οῖς, -αῖς, -οῖς, etc.; reflexive pronoun of the 3rd person. It is used:
1. of the 3rd person singular and plural, to denote that the agent and the person acted on are the same; as, σώζειν ἑαυτόν, Matthew 27:42; Mark 15:31; Luke 23:35; ὑψοῦν ἑαυτόν, Matthew 23:12, etc. ἑαυτῷ, ἑαυτόν are also often added to middle verbs: διεμερίσαντο ἑαυτοῖς, John 19:24 (Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 13 ποιεῖσθαι ἑαυτῷ φίλον); cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 6; [Buttmann, § 135, 6]. Of the phrases into which this pronoun enters we notice the following: ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ, see ἀπό, II. 2 d. aa.; δἰ ἑαυτοῦ, of itself, i. e. in its own nature, Romans 14:14 [Tr L text read αὐτ.]; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, see in διαλογίζεσθαι, λέγειν, εἰπεῖν. εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἔρχεσθαι to come to oneself, to a better mind, Luke 15:17 (Diodorus 13, 95). καθ’ ἑαυτόν, by oneself, alone: Acts 28:16; James 2:17. παρ’ ἑαυτῷ, by him, i. e. at his home, 1 Corinthians 16:2 (Xenophon, mem. 3, 13, 3). πρὸς ἑαυτόν, to himself i. e. to his home, Luke 24:12 [R G; T omits, WH (but with αὑτ.) reject, L Tr (but the latter with αὐτ.) brackets, the verse]; John 20:10 [T Tr αὐτ. (see αὑτοῦ)]; with [cf. our to] himself, i. e. in his own mind, προσεύχεσθαι, Luke 18:11 [Tdf. omits], (2 Macc. 11:13); in the genitive, joined with a noun, it has the force of a possessive pronoun, as τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς: Matthew 8:22; Luke 9:60.
2. It serves as reflexive also to the 1st and 2nd person, as often in classic Greek, when no ambiguity is thereby occasioned; thus, ἐν ἑαυτοῖς equivalent to ἐν ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς, Romans 8:23; ἑαυτούς equivalent to ἡμᾶς αὐτούς, 1 Corinthians 11:31; ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ equivalent to ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ [read by L Tr WH], John 18:34; ἑαυτόν equivalent to σεαυτόν [read by L T Tr WH], Romans 13:9; ἑαυτοῖς for ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς, Matthew 23:31, etc.; cf. Matthiae, § 489 II.; Winers Grammar, § 22, 5; [Buttmann, § 127, 15].
3. It is used frequently in the plural for the reciprocal pronoun ἀλλήλων, ἀλλήλοις, ἀλλήλους, reciprocally, mutually, one another: Matthew 16:7; Matthew 21:38; Mark 10:26 [Tr marginal reading WH αὐτόν]; Mark 16:3; Luke 20:5; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13, 16; 1 Peter 4:8, 10; see Matthiae § 489 III.; Kühner, ii., p. 497f; Bernhardy (1829), p. 273; [Bp. Lightfoot on Colossians 3:13].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:22; 16:7; 21:38; 23:12; 23:31; 27:42
Mark
10:26; 15:31; 16:3
Luke
9:60; 15:17; 18:11; 20:5; 23:35; 24:12
John
18:34; 19:24; 20:10
Acts
28:16
Romans
8:23; 13:9; 14:14
1 Corinthians
11:31; 16:2
Ephesians
4:32
Colossians
3:13; 3:13; 3:16
James
2:17
1 Peter
4:8; 4:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1438 matches the Greek ἑαυτοῦ (heautou),
which occurs 29 times in 18 verses in '2Co' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:9 - In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:1 - Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5 - It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:2 - We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:5 - You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:12 - Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us,[fn] so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:15 - He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:18 - And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:19 - For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:11 - Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:7 - Look at the obvious facts.[fn] Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:12 - Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14 - We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:18 - When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:5 - Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you[fn]; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.
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