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ἑαυτοῦ
Vocabulary form:
eJautou:, -h:V
Definition:
sg: of himself, herself, itself;
pl: of themselves
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
319
GK:
1571
Root:
eJautou
Notes:
Because of the word's meaning, it can never occur in the nominative; so for this word the lexical form is the genitive singular. It follows the same inflectional pattern as aujtovV. eJautou can also be translated in the plural as a first ("ourselves") or second ("yourselves") person.
Biblical Concordance
| 2 Corinthians 7:1 | Since then we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:11 | For see what eagerness this very thing — this sadness as God intended — has produced in you; what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd) to be innocent in this matter. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:5 | And they did this, not simply as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:7 | You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone has persuaded himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:12 | For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) with some of those who are recommending themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd). Rather, when they measure themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) by themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and compare themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) by themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), they are without understanding. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:14 | For it is not as though we had not come to you, over-reaching ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st), for we did come even as far as you with the gospel of Christ. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:18 | For it is not the one who recommends himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends. |
| 2 Corinthians 13:5 | Examine yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd) to see if you are in the faith. Test yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd). Or do you not realize about yourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd), that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless, of course, you fail the test! |
| Galatians 1:4 | who gave himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) for our sins in order to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, |
| Galatians 2:12 | For until certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) because he feared those of the circumcision party. |
| Galatians 2:20 | and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) for me. |
| Galatians 6:3 | For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd). |
| Galatians 6:4 | But let each one examine his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) work, and then he will have reason for boasting in himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) alone, and not in comparison with someone else. |
| Galatians 6:8 | For the one who sows to his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) flesh, from the flesh will reap corruption; but the one who sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. |
| Ephesians 4:16 | from whom the whole body, joined and brought together by every supporting ligament, according to the working of each individual part, makes the body grow so that it builds itself (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg neut3rd) up in love. |
| Ephesians 4:19 | Having lost all feeling of shame, they have given themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) over to debauchery for the practice of every kind of impurity with covetousness. |
| Ephesians 4:32 | Instead, be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd), just as God in Christ forgave you. |
| Ephesians 5:2 | and live in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. |
| Ephesians 5:19 | speaking to one another (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd) in psalms and hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, |
| Ephesians 5:25 | Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) up for her, |
| Ephesians 5:27 | so that he might present the church to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) in splendor, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish. |
| Ephesians 5:28 | In the same way husbands also should love their (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) wives as their own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) bodies. He who loves his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife loves himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), |
| Ephesians 5:29 | for no one ever hates his own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) body but nourishes and takes care of it, just as Christ does the church, |
| Ephesians 5:33 | Nevertheless, each one of you is to love his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife as he loves himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and the wife is to respect her husband. |
| Philippians 2:3 | Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd). |
| Philippians 2:4 | Each person should look out not only for his (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) interests, but also for the interests of others. |
| Philippians 2:7 | but emptied himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), taking on the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of man. And being found in appearance as a man |
| Philippians 2:8 | he humbled himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross! |
| Philippians 2:12 | So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more now in my absence, continue to work out your (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) salvation with fear and trembling, |
| Philippians 2:21 | For they all look out for their (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) interests, not for those of Jesus Christ. |
| Colossians 3:13 | Bear with one another and forgive each (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd) another, should anyone have a complaint against another. have complaint As the Lord has graciously forgiven you, so also you must forgive. |
| Colossians 3:16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly with all wisdom as you teach and admonish one (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd) another with all wisdom by means of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, spiritual singing with gratitude singing in your heart your to God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:7 | Although we could have made demands as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a mother tenderly nursing her own (heautēs | ἑαυτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) children. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:8 | So deep was our affection for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but our own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc1st) selves as well, so dear had you become to us. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:11 | how, as you know, we treated each one of you as a father would treat his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) children. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:12 | So we exhorted you, encouraged you, and charged you to conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) kingdom and glory. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:4 | that each of you learn how to maintain control over his own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) “vessel” in holiness and honor, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:13 | and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc2nd). |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:4 | who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) is God. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:6 | And now you know what is holding him in check, so that he may be revealed at his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) proper time. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:9 | not because we do not have the right, but in order to make ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) an example for you to imitate. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:12 | Such people we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ that they work quietly and eat their own (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) food. |
| 1 Timothy 2:6 | who gave himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) as a ransom for all, the witness at the proper time. |
| 1 Timothy 2:9 | Likewise, I also desire that the women should adorn themselves (heautas | ἑαυτάς | acc pl fem3rd) in respectable attire, with modesty and moderation, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing, |
| 1 Timothy 3:13 | For those who serve well are acquiring a good standing for themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and great confidence in faith, which is in Christ Jesus. |
| 1 Timothy 6:10 | For a root of all kinds of evils is the love of money, by which some, by their craving, were led astray from the faith and have pierced themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) with many pains. |
| 1 Timothy 6:19 | laying up for themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) a good foundation for the coming age, so that they might seize hold of what is truly life. |
| 2 Timothy 2:13 | If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he is unable to deny himself.” (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) |
| 2 Timothy 2:21 | If, therefore, someone cleanses himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd) from these things, that person will be a vessel for honor, having been sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work. |
| 2 Timothy 4:3 | For a time will come when they will not put up with healthy teaching, but in accordance with their own lust they will heap up teachers for (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), having itching ears, |
Mnemonics
ἑαυτοῦ mnemonic
HEY! OUT TO the shack that is OF THEMSELVES!
ἑαυτοῦ
Hey you two, remember it's every man for himself