personal pronoun · masculine
siautos
Strong’sG4572
of yourself
stem siaut-43 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
σεαυτοῦ is the reflexive pronoun of the second person singular, meaning "of yourself," "to yourself," "yourself" 1234. It exists only in the genitive, dative, and accusative cases (there is no nominative), covering the senses "of thyself," "to/with thyself," and "thyself" 123. The uncontracted New Testament form is σεαυτοῦ, corresponding to the contracted Attic form σαυτοῦ 13. In Hellenistic usage the plural counterpart is formed differently from classical Attic, using ἑαυτῶν rather than the Attic ὑμῶν αὐτῶν 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
σεαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ
(in NT not contracted, σαυτοῦ, as in Att..),
reflex. prop. of 2nd pers. sing., used only in gen., dat. and acc.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4572 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidseh-ow-too'
of (with, to) thyself
Fromgenitive case from G4571 and G846, also dative case of the same, σεαυτῷ , and accusative case σεαυτόν , likewise contracted σαυτοῦ , σαυτῷ , and σαυτόν , respectively;
King Jamesthee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
also σαυτοῦ, -ῆς, Ionic dialect σεωυτοῦ, ῆς, reflexive pronoun of 2nd pers., of thyself, etc., in masculine and feminine of genitive, dative, and accusative singular, first in Refs 7th c.BC+; ἐν σαυτοῦ (variant{-ῷ}) γενοῦ contain thyself, Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely in neuter, φίλον ξύλον, ἔγειρέ μοι σεαυτὸ καὶ γίγνου θρασύ Refs 5th c.BC+ —in _plural_ always separated, ὑμῶν αὐτῶν, etc.: and originally separated in singular, as in Refs 8th c.BC+ —The separated forms, σοῦ αὐτοῦ, αὐτοῦ σοῦ, etc., were used in Attic dialect, not as reflexive, but as emphatic personal pronouns,Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | siautos | siautois |
| object accusative | siauton33×σεαυτὸν | siautoin |
| direct address vocative | siautor | siautoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | siautou5×σεαυτοῦ | siautoiu |
| to, for dative | siauto5×σεαυτῷ | siautoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
siauto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
43 occurrences, every one of them listed
siauton“yourself”objectaccusative singular33×
Matthew 4:6… Ei huios asō tou theou, balasar siauton katō; grafotē gar hoti Toi angeloi …… Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He …
Matthew 8:4… Iēsus; Horasōr mēdeno legaseia, alla hupagasōr siauton deikasar to hierevo, kai prosferasar tem …… don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the …
Matthew 19:19… kai Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:39… auta; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 27:40… kai en treis hēmerai oikodomarōntor, sōzasar siauton; ei huios asō tou theou, katabainasar …… rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of …
Mark 1:44… Horasōr mēdeno mēdenem legaseia, alla hupagasōr siauton deikasar to hierevo kai prosferasar peri …… don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the …
Mark 12:31… houtas; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton. megoteras houtaiu allosas entolas ouk atō.… is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than …
Mark 15:30sōzasar siauton katabainarantos apo tou staurou.… down from the cross and save Yourself!”
Luke 4:9… Ei huios asō tou theou, balasar siauton enteuthen katō;… Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
Luke 4:23… mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana generanteim eis tan Kafarnaoum …… this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what …
Luke 5:14… auto mēdeno legara, alla apercharantos deikasar siauton to hierevo, kai prosferasar peri tou …… Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the …
Luke 10:27… su, kai ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Luke 23:37… asō tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu, sōzasar siauton.… of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
Luke 23:39… Ouchi sis asō tos christos? sōzasar siauton kai nin.… not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
John 7:4… parrēsia arō; ei houteim poiasō, fanerasar siauton to kosmo.… You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
John 8:53“yourself”… apothnēskata? kai tois profētois apothnēskala; tinon siauton poiasō?… Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You …
John 10:33… kai hoti sis anthrōpos arōntos poiasō siauton theon.… You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
John 14:22… tinem genatē hoti ni mellasō emfanizarō siauton kai ouchi to kosmo?… why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the …
John 21:18… legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de …… when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but …
Romans 2:1… en he gar krinasō ton heteron, siauton katakrinasō, teim gar auteim prassasō tos …… judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do …
Romans 2:19peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem toiu en …if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind …
Romans 2:21tos oun didaskarōntor heteron siauton ouk didaskasō? tos kērussarōntor mē kleptarō …… teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do …
Romans 13:9… to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 14:22sis pistian han echasō kata siauton echasōr enōpion tou theou. makarios tos …… your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one …
Galatians 5:14… to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 6:1… ton toiouton en pneume prautau, skoparōntos siauton, mē kai sis peiraziseia.… a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
1 Timothy 4:7… kai graōdoin muthoin paraitosōr. gumnazasōr de siauton pros eusebeian;… reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
1 Timothy 4:16… epimenasōr autei; houtem gar poiarōntos kai siauton sōzasi kai toin akouarōntoin su.… so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
1 Timothy 5:22… mēdeno epitithasōr, mēde koinōnasōr hamartai allotriai; siauton hagnon tērasōr.… in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
2 Timothy 2:15spoudazasar siauton dokimon parastēara to theo, ergaton anepaischunton, …Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman …
Titus 2:7peri panteim siauton parechorōntos tupon kaleiu ergeiu, en ta …In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing …
Philemon 1:19“your own self”… hina mē legameiō si hoti kai siauton mi prosofeilasō.… repay it— not to mention that you owe me your very …
James 2:8… grafan Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton, kalōs poiavō;… in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
siautou“yourself”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
John 1:22… toi pemparantoi nin; tinem legasō peri siautou?… us. What do you say about yourself?”
John 8:13… oun auto tois Farisaiois; Sis peri siautou marturasō; tas marturias su ouk atō …… to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
John 18:34apokrinita Iēsus; Apo siautou sis houtem legasō ē allosois legala …“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell …
Acts 26:1… ton Paulon fēate; Epitrepotō si huper siautou legarō. tote tos Paulos ekteinarantos tan …… You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand …
2 Timothy 4:11… meta mu. Markon analabarantos agasōr meta siautou, atō gar mi euchrēstos eis diakonian,… Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me …
siauto“yourself”to, fordative singular5×
John 17:5… nun doxazasar min sis, patror, para siauto ta doxa ha echame pro teu …And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had …
Acts 9:34… sin Iēsus Christos; anastēasar kai strōnnuasar siauto; kai eutheōs anastēata.… you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Acts 16:28… mega tos Paulos legarōntos; Mēdenem prassaseia siauto kakosem, hapantois gar anō enthade.… a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
Romans 2:5… sklērotan su kai ametanoētan kardian thēsaurizasō siauto organ en hēmera orgau kai apokalupsiau …… you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when …
1 Timothy 4:16“yourself”epechasōr siauto kai ta didaskalia; epimenasōr autei; houtem …Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these …