Heautoû — G1438

G1438 · Greek — ἑαυτοῦ

Pronunciation: heh-ow-too'

Definition

pronoun

  1. of the 3rd person singular and plural, to denote that the agent and the person acted on are the same
  2. It serves as reflexive also to the 1st and 2nd person, as often in classic Greek, when no ambiguity is thereby occasioned
  3. It is used frequently in the plural for the reciprocal pronoun ἀλλήλων, ἀλλήλοις, ἀλλήλους, reciprocally, mutually, one another

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

Usually translated as

himself, themselves, yourselves, own, his, their, itself, another, them, you, her, herself, thyself, they, alone, that she had, your, one, our, ownselves

Origin

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

Occurrences

Heautoû occurs 338 times in 311 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (27), Mark (27), Luke (58), John (25), Acts (21), Romans (23), 1 Corinthians (16), 2 Corinthians (19), Galatians (7), Ephesians (11), Philippians (7), Colossians (2), 1 Thessalonians (6), 2 Thessalonians (4), 1 Timothy (5), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (1), Hebrews (13), James (5), 1 Peter (5), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (5), 2 John (1), Jude (7), Revelation (12)

Strong's Lexicon — H