ἐμαυτοῦ

emautoû

myself

Genitive singular form of the reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker or writer, 'of myself.' Functions to indicate possession, attribution, association, or relation pertaining to the first-person subject, often in contrast to others. Semantic range includes simple reflexive reference ('of myself'), emphatic possessive ('my own'), or referring to one's own person or property. Other oblique forms (dative ἐμαυτῷ, accusative ἐμαυτόν) serve as reflexive pronouns in corresponding syntactic roles.

G1683

John 8:28 · Word #19

Lexicon G1683

Lemmaἐμαυτοῦ
Transliterationemautoû
Strong'sG1683
DefinitionGenitive singular form of the reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker or writer, 'of myself.' Functions to indicate possession, attribution, association, or relation pertaining to the first-person subject, often in contrast to others. Semantic range includes simple reflexive reference ('of myself'), emphatic possessive ('my own'), or referring to one's own person or property. Other oblique forms (dative ἐμαυτῷ, accusative ἐμαυτόν) serve as reflexive pronouns in corresponding syntactic roles.

Morphology PRO.X 1P GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.X — Reflexive Pronoun — Refers back to the subject
Person 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we")
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasemyself
Literalmyself

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐμαυτοῦ
Strong'sG1683

SIBI-P1 Translation G1683-03

of myself

Morphological NotesReflexive pronoun, first person singular, genitive case (Gr,RE,,,1GMS,); masculine form used generically for the speaker.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive singular reflexive pronoun denotes relation or possession pertaining to the first-person subject. "Of myself" preserves the genitive case and the emphatic reflexive force inherent in the compound form.

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