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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Same; particular; very; identical.

2. (n.) The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality.

3. (n.) Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.

4. (n.) Personification; embodiment.

Greek

1466. egkrateia -- mastery, self-control
... mastery, self-control. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: egkrateia
Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat'-i-ah) Short Definition: self-mastery, self ...
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829. authades -- self-pleasing
... self-pleasing. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: authades Phonetic Spelling:
(ow-thad'-ace) Short Definition: self-satisfied, arrogant Definition: self ...
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842. autarkes -- self-sufficient, sufficient
... self-sufficient, sufficient. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: autarkes
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-tar'-kace) Short Definition: self-sufficient, contented ...
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1467. egkrateuomai -- to exercise self-control
... to exercise self-control. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: egkrateuomai Phonetic
Spelling: (eng-krat-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I exercise self ...
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841. autarkeia -- self-satisfaction, ie self-sufficiency
... self-satisfaction, ie self-sufficiency. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
autarkeia Phonetic Spelling: (ow-tar'-ki-ah) Short Definition: self ...
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843. autokatakritos -- self-condemned
... self-condemned. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: autokatakritos Phonetic
Spelling: (ow-tok-at-ak'-ree-tos) Short Definition: self-condemned Definition ...
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830. authairetos -- self-chosen, ie of one's own accord
... self-chosen, ie of one's own accord. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
authairetos Phonetic Spelling: (ow-thah'-ee-ret-os) Short Definition: of one's ...
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4995. sophronismos -- self-control
... self-control. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: sophronismos Phonetic
Spelling: (so-fron-is-mos') Short Definition: self-control, self-discipline ...
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1468. egkrates -- strong, master of, self-controlled
... strong, master of, self-controlled. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: egkrates
Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat-ace') Short Definition: self-controlled ...
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846. autos -- (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the ...
... autos. 847 . (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. ... word
Definition (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6106. etsem -- bone, substance, self
... 6105c, 6106. etsem. 6107 . bone, substance, self. Transliteration: etsem
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'tsem) Short Definition: bones. Word ...
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377. ish -- show one self a man
... 376, 377. ish. 378 . show one self a man. Transliteration: ish Phonetic
Spelling: (eesh) Short Definition: man. ... show one self a man ...
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5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ...
... a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion.
Transliteration: nephesh Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-fesh) Short Definition: soul. ...
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1610. gaph -- body, self, height, elevation
... 1609, 1610. gaph. 1611 . body, self, height, elevation. Transliteration:
gaph Phonetic Spelling: (gaf) Short Definition: alone. ...
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6031. anah -- to be bowed down or afflicted
... 6030b, 6031. anah. 6031a . to be bowed down or afflicted. Transliteration:
anah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw') Short Definition: defile. abase self, defile ...
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2930. tame -- to be or become unclean
... defile self, pollute self, be make, make self, pronounce unclean, utterly.
A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial ...
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6286. paar -- to beautify, glorify
... 1), shows forth his glory (1). beautify, boast self, go over the boughs,
glorify self, glory, vaunt self. A primitive root; to gleam ...
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5844. atah -- to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself
... 5843, 5844. atah. 5844a . to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself.
Transliteration: atah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-taw') Short Definition: self. ...
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5162. nacham -- to be sorry, console oneself
... comfort self, ease one's self, repent,. A primitive root; properly, to
sigh, ie Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, ie ...
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2891. taher -- to be clean or pure
... be make, make self, pronounce clean, cleanse self, purge. A primitive root;
properly, to be bright; ie (by implication) to be pure ...
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Library

Self-Diffidence
... Self-diffidence. Source of love, and light of day, Tear me from myself away; ... Still
let slip the good I-seek. Self-confiding wretch, I thought. ...
/.../translations from the french of madame de la mothe guion/self-diffidence.htm

Self-Denial.
... SELF-DENIAL. 'And ... him. The first thing in all progress is to leave something
behind; to follow him is to leave one's self behind. ...
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Self-Examination
... Self-Examination. A Sermon (No.218). ... "Prove your own selves." That means more than
self-examination: let me try to show the difference between the two. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/self-examination.htm

Satisfied from Self
... THE PROVERBS SATISFIED FROM SELF. '... A good man shall be satisfied from
himself.'"Proverbs 14:14. ... This is no Stoical proclamation of self-sufficingness. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/satisfied from self.htm

Crucifixion of Self.
... CRUCIFIXION OF SELF. It ... Many talk of crucifixion, yea, claim to be crucified,
who know hardly the first step away from self. To ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/crucifixion of self.htm

The End of Self-Will
... THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL THE END OF SELF-WILL. 'Now the Philistines fought
against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the end of self-will.htm

What Self Deserves
... What Self Deserves. A Sermon (No.3506). Published on Thursday, April 6th, 1916.
Delivered by. ... III. WHAT FOLLOWS? Well, there follows, first of all, self-distrust ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 62 1916/what self deserves.htm

Self-Denial.
... First Chapter. SANCTIFICATION. XVI. Self-Denial. ... To think that by self-sanctification
God is honored and His glory exalted is self-deception. ...
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July the Seventeenth the Dying of Self
... JULY The Seventeenth THE DYING OF SELF. JOHN xii.12-36. ... No tomb, no resurrection
glory! In every life there must be a grave, and self must be buried within it. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/july the seventeenth the dying.htm

The Necessity of Self-Abasement
... The Necessity of Self-abasement. Source of love, my brighter sun, Thou alone my
comfort art; ... Strangely jealous I became,. Jealous of this self in me. ...
/.../the necessity of self-abasement.htm

Thesaurus

Self-will (2 Occurrences)
Self-will. Selfwill, Self-will. Selfwilled . Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.)
One's own will, esp. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SELF-WILL. ...
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Self (28 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as,
self is his whole aim. ... Multi-Version Concordance Self (28 Occurrences). ...
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Self-control (14 Occurrences)
Self-control. Selfcontrol, Self-control. Self-controlled . ... (n.) Control of one's
self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command. Int. ...
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Self-same (17 Occurrences)
Self-same. Selfsame, Self-same. Self-seeking . Multi-Version
Concordance Self-same (17 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 5 ...
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Self-controlled (9 Occurrences)
Self-controlled. Self-control, Self-controlled. Self-discipline . Multi-Version
Concordance Self-controlled (9 Occurrences). 1 Thessalonians ...
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Self-indulgence (4 Occurrences)
Self-indulgence. Self-imposed, Self-indulgence. Self-indulgent . Noah Webster's
Dictionary (n.) Indulgence of one's appetites, desires ...
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Self-surrender
Self-surrender. Selfsurrender, Self-surrender. Selfwill . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia SELF-SURRENDER. self-su-ren'-der ...
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Self-restraint (2 Occurrences)
Self-restraint. Self-respecting, Self-restraint. Selfrighteousness . Noah
Webster's Dictionary (n.) Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command. ...
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Self-made (2 Occurrences)
Self-made. Self-judged, Self-made. Self-mutilators . Noah Webster's Dictionary
(a.) Made by one's self. Multi-Version Concordance Self-made (2 Occurrences) ...
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Self-assertive (1 Occurrence)
Self-assertive. Self-abasement, Self-assertive. Self-avenger . Noah Webster's
Dictionary (a.) Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting. ...
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Bible Concordance

Self (28 Occurrences)

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 8:34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 12:33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 9:23 He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 9:25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
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Luke 22:32 But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."
(WEY)

Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
(Root in KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 5:30 I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don't seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NIV)

John 17:5 Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Romans 6:6 This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my lower self, nothing good has its home; for while the will to do right is present with me, the power to carry it out is not.
(WEY)

Romans 7:22 For in my inmost self all my sympathy is with the Law of God;
(WEY RSV)

Romans 16:2 that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
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Ephesians 4:22 namely your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
(Root in DBY NAS NIV)

Ephesians 4:24 with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Philippians 2:3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
(Root in WEB WEY ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 3:9 Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
(WEY NAS NIV)

Colossians 3:10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it.
(WEY NAS NIV)

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
(See NIV)

2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV)

Titus 2:2 that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:
(See NIV)

Philemon 1:19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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1 Peter 2:24 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 3:4 but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
(See NIV)

Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them,'I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

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