ἑαυτήν

eauten

itself

from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).

G1438

James 2:17 · Word #12

Lexicon G1438

Lemmaἑαυτοῦ
Transliterationheautoû
Strong'sG1438
In-contextitself
Literalherself-itself

Morphology PRO.X 3P ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.X — Reflexive Pronoun — Refers back to the subject
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἑαυτοῦ
Strong'sG1438

SIBI-P1 G1438-05

herself

Morphological NotesGr,RE,,,3AFS = reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative case, feminine, singular; functioning as a direct object referring back to a feminine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe form ἑαυτὴν is the third-person reflexive pronoun in the accusative feminine singular. "Herself" preserves the reflexive force (action directed back to the subject) and reflects the feminine singular direct-object function indicated by the accusative case.

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Words from Root ἑαυτοῦ (self, oneself, reflexive reference, same person)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1438-01 eauta your own selves
G1438-02 eautais to themselves (feminine plural)
G1438-03 eautas themselves (feminine, as direct object)

Word Usage (318 occurrences of G1438)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 3:9 ἑαυτοῖς eautois
Matthew 6:34 ἑαυτῆς eautes
Matthew 8:22 ἑαυτῶν eauton
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