ἑαυτούς

heautoû

themselves

Reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject of the clause (himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself, ourselves, yourselves), often used to emphasize the subject's own action or possession. Can signal ownership or association ('one's own'), or, with prepositions, denote the agent performing the action upon themselves.

G1438

Luke 7:30 · Word #13

Lexicon G1438

Lemmaἑαυτοῦ
Transliterationheautoû
Strong'sG1438
DefinitionReflexive pronoun referring back to the subject of the clause (himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself, ourselves, yourselves), often used to emphasize the subject's own action or possession. Can signal ownership or association ('one's own'), or, with prepositions, denote the agent performing the action upon themselves.

Morphology PRO.X 3P ACC M PL 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 M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethemselves
Literalthemselves

Lexical Info

Lemmaἑαυτοῦ
Strong'sG1438

SIBI-P1 Translation G1438-11

themselves

Morphological NotesReflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative case, masculine plural (Gr,RE,,,3AMP), functioning as a direct object referring back to the subject.
Rendering RationaleThe accusative masculine plural reflexive pronoun refers back to a third-person plural subject, marking them as the object of their own action. "Themselves" preserves both the reflexive force and plural morphology.

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