What does σεαυτοῦ (seautoû) mean in the Bible?
σεαυτοῦ (seautoû): Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
Greek · G4572
σεαυτοῦ
Of (with, to) thyself
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σεαυτοῦG4572
Pronunciationseautoû
What does σεαυτοῦ (seautoû) mean in the Bible?
σεαυτοῦ (seautoû): Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4572?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Yourself (33), . . . (3), you (2), against yourself (1), to your [life] (1).
Where does σεαυτοῦ (seautoû) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:6. Its strongest book concentrations include John (9), Luke (6), Romans (6), Matthew (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItYourself33×Matthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39
. . .3×John 8:53, John 10:33, Acts 9:34
you2×Romans 2:19, 2 Timothy 4:11
against yourself1×Romans 2:5
to your [life]1×1 Timothy 4:16
your own1×John 18:34
Your presence1×John 17:5
your very self1×Philemon 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:6σεαυτὸνtoYourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMatthew 8:4σεαυτὸνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMatthew 19:19σεαυτόνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMatthew 22:39σεαυτόνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMatthew 27:40σεαυτόνtoYourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMark 1:44σεαυτὸνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMark 12:31σεαυτόνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularMark 15:30σεαυτὸνtoYourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularLuke 4:9σεαυτὸνtoYourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularLuke 4:23σεαυτόνtoyourselfPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 4:6
Aligned rows43
Books represented12
Matthew5Mark3Luke6John9Acts3Romans6Galatians21 Timothy42 Timothy2Titus1Philemon1James1
Source forms
σεαυτὸν21xseautonMatthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Mark 1:44, Mark 15:30
σεαυτόν12xseautonMatthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39, Matthew 27:40, Mark 12:31
σεαυτῷ5xseautōJohn 17:5, Acts 9:34, Acts 16:28, Romans 2:5
σεαυτοῦ4xseautouJohn 1:22, John 8:13, Acts 26:1, 2 Timothy 4:11
σεαυτοῦ*1xseautouJohn 18:34
Parsing patterns
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular33xMatthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person Singular5xJohn 17:5, Acts 9:34, Acts 16:28, Romans 2:5
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular5xJohn 1:22, John 8:13, John 18:34, Acts 26:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
Strong'sG4572
Lexical occurrences43 versesGreek text appearances40 times16 shown belowWord forms3 forms43 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 10:25-37Source Gloss
of (with, to) thyself
Extended definition
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 40 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:6F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseMatthew 8:4F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseMatthew 19:19F-2ASM
σεαυτόν.seauton
of yourself
Read verseMatthew 22:39F-2ASM
σεαυτόν.seauton
of yourself
Read verseMatthew 27:40F-2ASM
σεαυτόν·seauton
of yourself
Read verseMark 1:44F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseMark 12:31F-2ASM
σεαυτόν.seauton
of yourself
Read verseMark 15:30F-2ASM
σεαυτόν,seauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 4:9F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 4:23F-2ASM
σεαυτόν·seauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 5:14F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 10:27F-2ASM
σεαυτόν.seauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 23:37F-2ASM
σεαυτόν.seauton
of yourself
Read verseLuke 23:39F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseJohn 1:22F-2GSM
σεαυτοῦ;seautou
of yourself
Read verseJohn 7:4F-2ASM
σεαυτὸνseauton
of yourself
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms43Case patternAccusative (33)Number patternSingular (43)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · MasculineJohn 1:22 · John 8:13 · John 18:34 · Acts 26:1 · 2 Tim 4:115×
Dative · Singular · MasculineJohn 17:5 · Acts 9:34 · Acts 16:28 · Rom 2:5 · 1 Tim 4:165×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:6 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 22:39 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 12:31 · Mark 15:30 · Luke 4:9 · Luke 4:23 · Luke 5:14 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 23:37 · Luke 23:39 · John 7:4 · John 8:5333×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
reflexive pronoun indicating self-directed action or introspection
Showing 1 selected witness from 43 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σεαυτοῦ is built from these roots:
σέG4571
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