αὑτοῦ
ahutou
/him/herself
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredAccording to the given lexicon data, the Greek word αὑτοῦ (Strong's number: G1438) serves as a genitive singular reflexive pronoun, meaning "him/herself." It appears 331 times in the Bible. This word primarily functions to emphasize the subject of the sentence, often referring to the person performing an action or experiencing a situation. In its various occurrences, αὑτοῦ highlights the individual's agency, responsibility, or emotional state. The word's frequency across different biblical contexts underscores its importance in conveying the intensity and immediacy of a personal experience or action. The sheer number of αὑτοῦ occurrences in the Bible suggests its significance in communicating the complex and multifaceted nature of human relationships, emotions, and experiences. Its widespread use implies that the emphasis on the individual's perspective and involvement was crucial in conveying the intended message.
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Occurrences in Scripture
331 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
Matthew 3:9Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Matthew 6:4so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matthew 6:34Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Matthew 8:22But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
Matthew 9:21for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”
Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Matthew 12:26If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Matthew 12:45Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
Matthew 12:45Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
Matthew 13:21yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Matthew 14:15When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”
Matthew 15:30Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
Matthew 16:7They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
Matthew 16:8Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, ‘because you have brought no bread?’
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 18:4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 18:31So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
Matthew 21:8A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:38But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’
Matthew 23:12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:31Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Matthew 25:1“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:3Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
Matthew 25:4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Matthew 25:7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
Matthew 26:11For you always have the poor with you; but you don’t always have me.
Matthew 27:35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
Mark 1:27They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”
Mark 2:8Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
Mark 3:24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Mark 3:25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mark 3:26If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
Mark 4:17They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
Mark 5:5Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
Mark 5:30Immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
Mark 6:36Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”
Mark 6:51He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;
Mark 8:14They forgot to take bread; and they didn’t have more than one loaf in the boat with them.
Mark 8:34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 9:8Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.
Mark 9:10They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.
Mark 9:33He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”
Mark 9:50Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”