ἑαυτὰ
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.
1 John 5:21 · Word #3
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 ACC N 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 | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | yourselves |
| Literal | yourselves |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἑαυτοῦ |
| Strong's | G1438 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1438-01
yourselves
| Morphological Notes | Reflexive pronoun; 2nd person; accusative case; plural number; neuter form (Gr,RE,,,2ANP). Functions as direct object referring back to the subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The accusative, second-person plural reflexive form denotes the direct object referring back to a second-person plural subject. "Yourselves" preserves both the reflexive force and the plural morphology inherent in ἑαυτὰ. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
yourselves
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is correct; 'yourselves' is the appropriate reflexive pronoun in context, directly referring back to the audience addressed in the imperative. |