Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς
Greek transliteration
heautou
Simplified transliteration
heautou

Numbers

Strong's number
1438
GK Number
1571

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
319
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2b)
Gloss
himself, herself, itself, themselves; (pl., in some contexts) reciprocal relationship, to one aother
Definition
himself, herself, itself, Mt. 8:22; 12:26; 9:21; also used for the first and second persons, Rom. 8:23; Mt. 23:31; also equivalent to ἀλλήλων, Mk. 10:26; Jn. 12:19; ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ, ἀφ= ἑαυτῶν, of himself, themselves, voluntarily, spontaneously, Lk. 12:57; 21:30; of one's own will merely, Jn. 5:19; δι᾿ ἑαυτοῦ, of itself, in its own nature, Rom. 14:14; ἐξ ἑαυτῶν, of one's own self, 2 Cor. 3:5; καθ᾿ ἑαυτόν, by one's self, alone, Acts 28:16; Jas. 2:17; παρ᾿ ἑαυτῶ, with one's self, at home, 1 Cor. 16:2; πρὸς ἑαυτόν, to one's self, to one's home, Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:10; or, with one's self, Lk. 18:11

Greek-English Concordance for ἑαυτοῦ

1 Corinthians 6:7 Already it is altogether a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, and you are not your (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc2nd) own?
1 Corinthians 7:2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own wife and each woman her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:37 However, the man who stands firm in his resolve is under no compulsion but has control over his desire, and has determined this in his heart to keep her as his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) virgin, he will do well.
1 Corinthians 7:38 So then the one who marries his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) virgin does well, and the one who does not marry will do even better.
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own advantage, but that of the other.
1 Corinthians 10:29 I mean the conscience of the other person, not your own (heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). Why then should my liberty be determined by the conscience of another?
1 Corinthians 11:28 A person should examine himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
1 Corinthians 11:29 For the one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
1 Corinthians 11:31 But if we had been examining ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc2nd), we would not come under judgment.
1 Corinthians 13:5 it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs,
1 Corinthians 14:4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself (heauton | ἑαυτόν | acc sg masc3rd), but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there is no one who can interpret, the speaker should remain silent in church and speak to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and to God.
1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of the week, each of you should put something aside as he may prosper and save it, so that when I come, collections will not have to be made.
1 Corinthians 16:15 You know that the household of Stephanus were the first converts in the province of Achaia, and that they devoted themselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to the service of the saints. So I urge you, brothers,
2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc1st), that we should no longer trust in ourselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc1st), but in the God who raises the dead.
2 Corinthians 3:1 Are we beginning to recommend ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) again? We do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we?
2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc1st) to consider anything as coming from us (heautōn | ἑαυτῶν | gen pl masc1st), but our adequacy comes from God,
2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced shameful hidden deeds. We do not practice cunning, nor do we tamper with the word of God, but by the open declaration of truth we commend ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st), but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 5:12 For we are not again recommending ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) to you but giving you an occasion to boast on our behalf, so that you may be able to answer those who boast of what is seen and not of what is in the heart.
2 Corinthians 5:15 And he died for all so that those who are living might no longer live for themselves (heautois | ἑαυτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) but for the one who died for them and was raised.
2 Corinthians 5:18 And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation;
2 Corinthians 5:19 that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself (heautō | ἑαυτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), not counting their trespasses against them. And he has entrusted us with the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God, we commend ourselves (heautous | ἑαυτούς | acc pl masc1st) in every way: in great endurance, in times of affliction, hardship, and distress;

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