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self

Meaning of “self”

A person's own individual being or person, used especially with own for emphasis or identity.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 32:13

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “self”

KJV PCE
Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 32:13 · retained source text

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saidest vnto them, I will multiply your seed as the starres of heauen: and all this land that I haue spoken of, will I giue vnto your seed, and they shall inherit it for euer.

1611 marginal noteGene. 12.7. and 15.7. and 48.16.

John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:30 · retained source text

I can of mine owne selfe doe nothing: as I heare, I iudge: and my iudgement is iust, because I seeke not mine owne will, but the will of the Father, which hath sent me.

John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 17:5 · retained source text

And now O Father, glorifie thou me, with thine owne selfe, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

1 Corinthians 4:3
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 4:3 · retained source text

But with mee it is a very small thing that I should bee iudged of you, or of mans iudgement: yea, I iudge not mine owne selfe.

1611 marginal noteGr. day.

Philemon 1:19
I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:19 · retained source text

I Paul haue written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I doe not say to thee how thou owest vnto me, euen thine owne selfe besides:

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:24 · retained source text

Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his owne body on the tree, that wee being dead to sinnes, should liue vnto righteousnesse, by whose stripes ye were healed.

1611 marginal noteOr, to.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The individual person; a person's own being or identity.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 556