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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
472x 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 31 times in 27 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:9 - And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:22 - But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 - At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:21 - She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 - Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:26 - If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 - Great 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:7 - They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:8 - Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:4 - Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:12 - For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:8 - A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?” They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:38 - “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:12 - For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:31 - So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:37 - “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:3 - The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:9 - “ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:11 - The poor you will always have with you,[fn] but you will not always have me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:35 - When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
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