He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
* He that findeth his life, ſhall loſe it: and he that loſeth his life for my ſake, ſhall find it.
ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν.
Ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὑτοῦ, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὑτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εὑρήσει αὐτήν.
ἀπόλλυμι , verb, apollymi — to destroy, destroy utterly (value 661)
G622,
ἀπόλλυμι apóllymi, ap-ol'-loo-mee; from G575 and the base of G3639; to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively:—destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.to destroy
to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin
render useless
to kill
to declare that one must be put to death
metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell
to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed
to destroy
to lose
Used in 86 Verses, 15 Books 92  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369  Occurrence Count
ἐμοῦ , genitive [ablative] pronoun, emou — me, mine, my (value 515)
G1700,
ἐμοῦ emoû, em-oo'; a prolonged form of G3449; of me:—me, mine, my.Used in 108 Verses, 16 Books 113  Occurrence Count
ἕνεκα , preposition, heneka — on account of, because of (value 81)
G1752,
†ἕνεκα héneka, hen'-ek-ah; of uncertain affinity; on account of:—because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.on account of, for the sake of, for
for this cause, therefore
Used in 23 Verses, 6 Books 25  Occurrence Count
εὑρίσκω , verb, heyriskō — to find (value 1535)
G2147,
εὑρίσκω heurískō, hyoo-ris'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary εὕρω heúrō hyoo'-ro, which (together with another cognate form) εὑρέω heuréō hyoo-reh'-o is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively):—find, get, obtain, perceive, see.to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
after searching, to find a thing sought
without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with
those who come or return to a place
to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience
to see, learn, discover, understand
to be found i.e. to be seen, be present
to be discovered, recognised, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)
to get knowledge of, come to know, God
to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
Used in 167 Verses, 16 Books 177  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ψυχή , feminine noun, psychē — breath, the soul (value 1708)
G5590,
ψυχή psychḗ, psoo-khay'; from G5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416):—heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.breath
the breath of life
the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing
of animals
of men
life
that in which there is life
a living being, a living soul
the soul
the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.)
the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life
the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)
Used in 95 Verses, 19 Books 105  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 10:39Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 11984) |
| ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν. |
| Verse #23457 (Ch. #939) — 17 words, 79 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| He that findeth |
G2147heyriskō |
εὑρίσκω |
1535 |
| his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| life |
G5590psychē |
ψυχή |
1708 |
| shall lose |
G622apollymi |
ἀπόλλυμι |
661 |
| it: |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| he that loseth |
G622apollymi |
ἀπόλλυμι |
661 |
| his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| life |
G5590psychē |
ψυχή |
1708 |
| for |
G1752heneka |
ἕνεκα |
81 |
| my |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| sake |
G1752heneka |
ἕνεκα |
81 |
| shall find |
G2147heyriskō |
εὑρίσκω |
1535 |
| it. |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
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