ἑαυτάς
heautoû
themselves
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 Timothy 2:9 · Word #11
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 3P ACC F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.X — Reflexive Pronoun — Refers back to the subject |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | themselves |
| Literal | themselves-selves |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἑαυτοῦ |
| Strong's | G1438 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1438-03
themselves
| Morphological Notes | Reflexive pronoun; 3rd person; accusative case; feminine; plural (object form referring back to feminine plural subject). |
| Rendering Rationale | As a third-person accusative feminine plural reflexive pronoun, it refers back to feminine plural subjects acting upon or concerning their own selves. "Themselves" preserves the reflexive force and plural morphology in natural English. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
themselves
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'Themselves' is a direct and correct rendering of the reflexive pronoun ἑαυτάς here. |