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GreekG1438Reflexive

ἑαυτοῦ

heautou

305Occurrences
G1438Strong's #
ReflexivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.

from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846 (αὐτός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
reflex pron.
1.prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.
2.As reflexive 1st and 2nd of person(s) (so also frequently in cl., chiefly poetry)
3.In pl., for reciprocal pron., ἀλλήλων, -οις, -ους, of one another, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Reflexive

Morphology Code

G:F-3

Full Description

G:F-3

Occurrences

ἑαυτοῦ appears 305 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
56
Matthew
31
John
26
Mark
25
Acts
21
Romans
21
2 Corinthians
18
1 Corinthians
16

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:24BSB

No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

2 Timothy 2:21BSB

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

John 11:33BSB

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

Luke 18:9BSB

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

Mark 11:31BSB

They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.