🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G1438
G1438

ἑαυτοῦ

heautoû [heh-ow-too']
Core meaningmy/your/him-self

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1438

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

KJV usage: :--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).
Etymology: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

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’ ἑαυτῷ, 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

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