What does ὡς · σεαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)".
Greek · G5613, G4572
ὡς σεαυτόν
As/when · of (with, to) thyself
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ὡς G5613 as/when
Pronunciation hōs
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σεαυτοῦ G4572 of (with, to) thyself
Pronunciation seautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
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What does ὡς σεαυτόν (hōs seauton) mean in the Bible?
ὡς · σεαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5613, G4572?
G5613, G4572 is connected to 503 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
Source Gloss
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
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 503
Matt 1:24 · Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 7:29 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:13 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 14:5 · Matt 15:28 · Matt 17:2 463×
Mark 5:13 · Mark 8:9 · Mark 9:21 · Luke 1:56 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 22:61 · John 6:10 · John 6:19 · John 11:18 · John 19:39 · John 21:8 · Acts 1:15 · Acts 4:4 · Acts 5:7 · Acts 5:36 36×
John 1:39 · John 4:6 · John 19:14 · 1 Pet 2:11 4×
Word Origins
ὡς σεαυτόν is built from this root:
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