Latin core word #37 · pronoun · 508 times in the New Testament
ipse
IP-sehipse, ipsa, ipsum — -self, himself, herself, itself; the very
- Intensive pronoun (Greek αὐτός); genitive ipsīus, dative ipsī.
- With -met: sēmetipsum ‘himself’, vōsmetipsōs ‘yourselves’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ipse | ipsa | ipsum | ipsī | ipsae | ipsa |
| Gen | ipsīus | ipsīus | ipsīus | ipsōrum | ipsārum | ipsōrum |
| Dat | ipsī | ipsī | ipsī | ipsīs | ipsīs | ipsīs |
| Acc | ipsum | ipsam | ipsum | ipsōs | ipsās | ipsa |
| Abl | ipsō | ipsā | ipsō | ipsīs | ipsīs | ipsīs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 1, Matthew 5:7.
Explained in the notes of 8 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 355 · open the PDF here