ἑαυτοῦ heautou

Greek word for “themself” · Strong’s G1438 · used 322 times in 297 verses

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Meaning

ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi.

How it is translated

Glosses given for heautou in context, with how often each is used:

• himself 112
• themselves 64
• yourselves 47
• his own 23
• their own 20
• ourselves 19
• itself 11
• herself 6
• each other 5
• than itself 2
• oneself 2
• her own 2

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ephesians 5 (7), Jude 1 (7), Luke 12 (6), Philippians 2 (6), Matthew 25 (5), Luke 16 (5), Luke 9 (4), Luke 11 (4), Luke 14 (4), Luke 18 (4)

Forms

• ἑαυτὸν 60
• ἑαυτοὺς 52
• ἑαυτοῖς 50
• ἑαυτοῦ 47
• ἑαυτῶν 40
• ἑαυτῷ 29
• ἑαυτούς 11
• ἑαυτόν 9
• ἑαυτῆς 6
• ἑαυτὴν 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with heautou more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 20
• κατά kata “according to” 23
• δύναμαι dunamai “be able” 18
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 22
• εἶναι einai “to exist” 15
• ἐάν ean “if” 19
• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 15
• ἕκαστος hekastos “each” 13
• μετά meta “with/after” 20
• ἤ ē “or” 17
• ἐκεῖνος ekeinos “that” 16
• οἶδα oida “to know” 16

Key verses

The verses using heautou that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon…
• Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and…
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath…
• Romans 16:18 — For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1 — Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Galatians 2:20 — I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son…
• Ephesians 5:2 — And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
• Colossians 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in…
• Titus 2:14 — Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Hebrews 9:14 — How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the…
• 1 Peter 1:12 — Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the…
• 2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.