Strong G1683ἐμαυτοῦ
myself
- Transliteration
- emautou emautō emauton
- Pronunciation
- em-ow-too' em-ow-to' em-ow-ton
- Morphology
- Greek Reflexive Pronoun (1st person)
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐμαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -oῦ
reflex prop. of first of person(s), used only in genitive, dative and accusative sing.,
of myself: Luk.7:7, al.; ἀπ᾽ ἐ, Jhn.5:30 7:17, 28 8:28, 42 10:18 14:10; ὑπ᾽ ἐμαυτόν, Mat.8:9, Luk.7:8
(AS)
reflex prop. of first of person(s), used only in genitive, dative and accusative sing.,
of myself: Luk.7:7, al.; ἀπ᾽ ἐ, Jhn.5:30 7:17, 28 8:28, 42 10:18 14:10; ὑπ᾽ ἐμαυτόν, Mat.8:9, Luk.7:8
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1683 appears in 37 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- myself29
- me4
- mine3
- unto1
First verses
- Matthew 8:9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
- Luke 7:7Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
- Luke 7:8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
- John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
- John 5:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
- John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- John 7:28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
- John 8:18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- John 8:28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
- John 8:42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
- John 8:54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
- John 10:18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
- John 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
- John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- John 14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
- John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
- Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐμαυτοῦ, ἐμαυτῆς,
reflexive pronoun of first person, of me, of myself: only genitive, dative, and accusative singular, both masculine and feminine: not found in early Epic dialect; Aeolic dialect ἔμ᾽ αὔτῳ, ἔμ᾽ αὔτᾳ, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 72, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 15.11, compare 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Pronominibus;” 80.10)]; ἐμαυτόν is uncertain in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus (“PLG” 2p.116B.) and 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 64)]; Ionic dialect ἐμεωυτοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.97 (but ἐμωυτοῦ 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Pronominibus;” 74.4), ἐμεωυτῷ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.142, ἐμεωυτόν 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 101)]; ἐμᾱτοῦ, ἐμᾱτόν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Lyrica Alexandrina Adespota” 4.23, “SIG” 741.12 (1st c.BC): in _plural_ always separated, ἡμῶν αὐτῶν, etc.)]; ἐν ἐμαυτῷ συννοεῖσθαι in or with oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 634; πρὸς ἐμαυτόν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 53, etc.; strengthened, ἴσχυόν τ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐμαυτοῦ [prev. author] “V.” 357, compare “Lys.” 1125)]; but ἐν ἐμαυτοῦ (i.e. οἴκῳ) εἶναι, metaphorically, to be master of oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 155d: _nominative_ ἐμαυτός, com. formation in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 78.)]
reflexive pronoun of first person, of me, of myself: only genitive, dative, and accusative singular, both masculine and feminine: not found in early Epic dialect; Aeolic dialect ἔμ᾽ αὔτῳ, ἔμ᾽ αὔτᾳ, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 72, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 15.11, compare 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Pronominibus;” 80.10)]; ἐμαυτόν is uncertain in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus (“PLG” 2p.116B.) and 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 64)]; Ionic dialect ἐμεωυτοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.97 (but ἐμωυτοῦ 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Pronominibus;” 74.4), ἐμεωυτῷ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.142, ἐμεωυτόν 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 101)]; ἐμᾱτοῦ, ἐμᾱτόν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Lyrica Alexandrina Adespota” 4.23, “SIG” 741.12 (1st c.BC): in _plural_ always separated, ἡμῶν αὐτῶν, etc.)]; ἐν ἐμαυτῷ συννοεῖσθαι in or with oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 634; πρὸς ἐμαυτόν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 53, etc.; strengthened, ἴσχυόν τ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐμαυτοῦ [prev. author] “V.” 357, compare “Lys.” 1125)]; but ἐν ἐμαυτοῦ (i.e. οἴκῳ) εἶναι, metaphorically, to be master of oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 155d: _nominative_ ἐμαυτός, com. formation in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 78.)]