What does Heautou mean?

Heautou (ἑαυτοῦ, Strong's G1438) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc. The King James Bible translates it as 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).

What is the Strong's number for Heautou?

The Strong's number for Heautou (ἑαυτοῦ) is G1438. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

Bible word study

Heautou (Strong’s G1438): Meaning in the Bible

Heautou (ἑαυτοῦ) is the Greek word numbered G1438 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc. In the King James Bible it is translated alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own).

ἑαυτοῦ

heautoû · Greek

Strong’s G1438 · heh-ow-too'

Original wordἑαυτοῦ
Transliterationheautoû
Pronunciationheh-ow-too'
Strong’s numberG1438
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.

Derivation. from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846;

How the King James Bible translates it

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).

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Heautou in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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