What does προσέχω · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
προσέχω · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "pay attention to yourselves, watch yourselves".
Greek · G4337, G1438
προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς
To watch out · themself
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προσέχω G4337 to watch out
Pronunciation proséchō
To turn one's mind toward something; to attend carefully with focused mental and spiritual vigilance.
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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
Pronunciation heautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
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What does προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς (prosechete heautois) mean in the Bible?
προσέχω · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "pay attention to yourselves, watch yourselves".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4337, G1438?
G4337, G1438 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. pay attention to yourselves, watch yourselves
Source Gloss
pay attention to yourselves, watch yourselves
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 24 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 12×
Present Active Matt 6:1 · Matt 7:15 · Matt 10:17 · Matt 16:6 · Matt 16:11 · Luke 12:1 · Luke 17:3 · Luke 20:46 · Luke 21:34 · Acts 5:35 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Tim 4:13 12×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Present Active Matt 16:12 · Acts 16:14 · 1 Tim 1:4 · Heb 2:1 4×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Imperfect Active Acts 8:6 · Acts 8:10 · Acts 8:11 3×
Perfect Active Heb 7:13 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Active 1 Tim 4:1 · Titus 1:14 · 2 Pet 1:19 · 1 Tim 3:8 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 19 imperfect 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 23
Mood
imperative 11 infinitive 4 participle 4 indicative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:1 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 10:17 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 16:11 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 16:12 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 12:1 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 17:3 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 20:46 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 21:34 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Acts 5:35 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Acts 8:10 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:11 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:6 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 16:14 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 20:28 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 1:4 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 3:8 προσέχοντας present active participle participle 1 Timothy 4:1 προσέχοντες present active participle participle 1 Timothy 4:13 πρόσεχε present active imperative imperative Titus 1:14 προσέχοντες present active participle participle Hebrews 2:1 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 7:13 προσέσχηκεν perfect active indicative resultant 2 Peter 1:19 προσέχοντες present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain