Strong's G4572 · Greek
σεαυτοῦ
seautou · /seh-ow-too'/
Definition
also dative case of the same, seautoi seh-ow-to', and accusative case seauton seh-ow-ton', likewise contracted sautou sow-too', sautoi sow-to', and sauton sow-ton', respectively of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
KJV: thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered σεαυτοῦ across 39 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
39 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 27:40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Mark3 verses
And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Mark 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark 15:30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Luke6 verses
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luke 5:14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 23:37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
John8 verses
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
John 7:4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
John 8:13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
John 8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John 10:33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
John 14:22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
John 17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John 21:18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Acts3 verses
And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
Acts 16:28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
Acts 26:1Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
Romans5 verses
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Romans 2:5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Romans 2:19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Romans 2:21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Romans 14:22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
1 Timothy3 verses
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
1 Timothy 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
2 Timothy2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4572 (seautou) mean?
also dative case of the same, seautoi seh-ow-to', and accusative case seauton seh-ow-ton', likewise contracted sautou sow-too', sautoi sow-to', and sauton sow-ton', respectively of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
How many times does G4572 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4572 (σεαυτοῦ) appears in 39 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “thyself.”
How is seautou translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4572 is rendered as “thyself” (36×), “self” (2×), “thee” (1×), “thy” (1×).