ἑαυτῶν
heautoû
yourselves
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.
Mark 14:7 · Word #7
Lexicon G1438
| Lemma | ἑαυτοῦ |
| Transliteration | heautoû |
| Strong's | G1438 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology PRO.X 2P GEN M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.X — Reflexive Pronoun — Refers back to the subject |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | yourselves |
| Literal | of-yourselves-[gen-masc-pl] |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἑαυτοῦ |
| Strong's | G1438 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1438-09
of themselves
| Morphological Notes | Reflexive pronoun; 3rd person; genitive; masculine; plural (Gr,RE,,,3GMP). |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive masculine plural form denotes possession or relation belonging to the subject, expressed reflexively. "Of themselves" preserves both the genitive case and the reflexive force inherent in the αὐτ- root with ἑ- prefix. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
yourselves
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context calls for the reflexive rendering 'yourselves,' which is standard with μετά in this phrase, instead of 'of themselves.' |