#54 · 329× in the NT · pronoun
ἑαυτοῦ
of himself / herself / itself
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In the NT
ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ πόλιν
each to his own city
Luke 2:3 · dictionary form
ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ θεῷ
making himself equal with God
John 5:18 · acc. sg.
ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ
let him deny himself and take up his cross
Matt 16:24 · acc. sg.
Morphology
Reflexive pronoun · listed in the genitive
No nominative (you cannot be the subject of a reflexive). ἑαυτοῦ, ἑαυτῷ, ἑαυτόν.
Reflexive; listed in the genitive because there is no nominative (you cannot be the subject of a reflexive). ἑαυτοῦ / ἑαυτῷ / ἑαυτόν. 3rd person; 1st/2nd use ἐμαυτοῦ, σεαυτοῦ.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 12, pp. 119–126 (reflexive)
- Smyth §329
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 8, p. 57 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.