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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σεαυτοῦ G4572
Pronunciation seautoû
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 It Yourself 33× Matthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39
. . . 3× John 8:53, John 10:33, Acts 9:34
you 2× Romans 2:19, 2 Timothy 4:11
against yourself 1× Romans 2:5
to your [life] 1× 1 Timothy 4:16
your own 1× John 18:34
Your presence 1× John 17:5
your very self 1× Philemon 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:6 σεαυτὸν to Yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Matthew 8:4 σεαυτὸν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Matthew 19:19 σεαυτόν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Matthew 22:39 σεαυτόν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Matthew 27:40 σεαυτόν to Yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Mark 1:44 σεαυτὸν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Mark 12:31 σεαυτόν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Mark 15:30 σεαυτὸν to Yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Luke 4:9 σεαυτὸν to Yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Luke 4:23 σεαυτόν to yourself Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:6
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 12
Matthew 5 Mark 3 Luke 6 John 9 Acts 3 Romans 6 Galatians 2 1 Timothy 4 2 Timothy 2 Titus 1 Philemon 1 James 1
Source forms
σεαυτὸν 21x seauton Matthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Mark 1:44, Mark 15:30
σεαυτόν 12x seauton Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39, Matthew 27:40, Mark 12:31
σεαυτῷ 5x seautō John 17:5, Acts 9:34, Acts 16:28, Romans 2:5
σεαυτοῦ 4x seautou John 1:22, John 8:13, Acts 26:1, 2 Timothy 4:11
σεαυτοῦ* 1x seautou John 18:34
Parsing patterns
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular 33x Matthew 4:6, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person Singular 5x John 17:5, Acts 9:34, Acts 16:28, Romans 2:5
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular 5x John 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's G4572
Lexical occurrences 43 verses Greek text appearances 40 times 16 shown below Word forms 3 forms 43 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 10:25-37 Source 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 corpus Greek 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 4:6 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse Matthew 8:4 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse Matthew 19:19 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν. seauton
of yourself
Read verse Matthew 22:39 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν. seauton
of yourself
Read verse Matthew 27:40 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν· seauton
of yourself
Read verse Mark 1:44 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse Mark 12:31 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν. seauton
of yourself
Read verse Mark 15:30 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν, seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 4:9 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 4:23 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν· seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 5:14 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 10:27 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν. seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 23:37 F-2ASM
σεαυτόν. seauton
of yourself
Read verse Luke 23:39 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
of yourself
Read verse John 1:22 F-2GSM
σεαυτοῦ; seautou
of yourself
Read verse John 7:4 F-2ASM
σεαυτὸν seauton
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 43 Case pattern Accusative (33) Number pattern Singular (43)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine John 1:22 · John 8:13 · John 18:34 · Acts 26:1 · 2 Tim 4:11 5×
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 17:5 · Acts 9:34 · Acts 16:28 · Rom 2:5 · 1 Tim 4:16 5×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 8:53 33×
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:
σέ G4571
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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