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αὐτός

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greekNew TestamentPronoun5,590 occurrences27 books3,727 verses

Definition

αὐτός, -ή, -ό,

determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399).

1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii);

(1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luke 5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, John 2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, John 3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Romans 15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, John 2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mark 2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mark 6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Matthew 3:4, Mark 6:17, John 16:27, 1 Thessalonians 3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luke 10:21 (M, Pr., 91; MM, see word);

(2) emphatic, he, she, it (M, Pr., 86; Bl., §48, 1, 2, 7), Matthew 1:21; 12:50, Luke 6:35, al.; pointing to some one as master (cl.), Matthew 8:24, Mark 4:38, al.; αὐ., καὶ αὐ. = οὗτος, ὁ δε (BL, §48, 1), Matthew 14:2, Mark 14:15, 44, Luke 1:22; 2:28, al.

2. In oblique cases (cl.), for the simple pron. of 3rd of person(s), he, she, it, Matthew 7:9; 10:12; 26:44, al.; with ptcp. in genitive absol., Matthew 9:18, Mark 13:1, al. (for irreg. constructions, V. Bl., §74, 5); pleonastically after the relative (cf. Heb. אֲשֶׁר לוֹ; WM, 184ff.; Bl., §50, 4; MM, see word), Mark 7:25, Revelation 3:8; 7:2, al.; in constr. ad sensum, without proper subject expressly indicated, Matthew 4:23, Acts 8:5, 2 Corinthians 2:13, al.; genitive αὐτοῦ = ἐκείνου, Romans 11:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, Titus 3:5, Hebrews 2:4.

3. ὁ, ἡ, τὸ αὐ., the same: Hebrews 1:12; 13:8; τὸ αὐ., ποιεῖν, Matthew 5:46, 47, al.; φρονεῖν, Romans 12:16; 15:5, Philippians 2:2, al.; τὰ αὐ., Acts 15:27, Romans 2:1, al.; κατὰ τὸ (τὰ) αὐ. (MM, see word), Acts 14:1, Luke 6:23, al.; ἐπὶ τὸ αὐ., together (MM, see word), Matthew 22:34, Acts 1:15, al.; ἓν κ. τὸ αὐ., 1 Corinthians 11:5; 12:11; with dative (cl.), 1 Corinthians 11:5; with a noun, λόγος, Mark 14:39; μέτρος, Philippians 1:30; πνεῦμα, 1 Corinthians 12:4.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as αὐτός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Matthew 1:2αὐτοῦ · his
    Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
  2. Matthew 1:11αὐτοῦ · his
    …and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
  3. Matthew 1:18αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοὺς · they
    This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
  4. Matthew 1:19αὐτῆς · her; αὐτὴν; αὐτήν · her
    Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
  5. Matthew 1:20αὐτοῦ · after; αὐτῷ · to him; αὐτῇ · her
    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  6. Matthew 1:21αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτὸς · He; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῶν · their
    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  7. Matthew 1:23αὐτοῦ · Him
    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  8. Matthew 1:24αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῦ · his
    When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
  9. Matthew 1:25αὐτὴν · with her; αὐτοῦ
    But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
  10. Matthew 2:2αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · Him
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  11. Matthew 2:3αὐτοῦ · him
    When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
  12. Matthew 2:4αὐτῶν · them
    And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
  13. Matthew 2:5αὐτῷ
    “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
  14. Matthew 2:7αὐτῶν · them
    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
  15. Matthew 2:8αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτῷ · Him
    And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
  16. Matthew 2:9αὐτούς · them
    After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
  17. Matthew 2:11αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῷ · Him
    On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  18. Matthew 2:12αὐτῶν · their
    And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
  19. Matthew 2:13αὐτῶν · [the Magi]; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτό · Him
    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
  20. Matthew 2:14αὐτοῦ · His
    So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
  21. Matthew 2:16αὐτῆς · its
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  22. Matthew 2:18αὐτῆς · her
    “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  23. Matthew 2:20αὐτοῦ · His
    “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
  24. Matthew 2:21αὐτοῦ · His
    So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
  25. Matthew 2:22αὐτοῦ · his
    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
  26. Matthew 3:3αὐτοῦ · for Him
    This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
  27. Matthew 3:4Αὐτὸς; αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · His
    John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  28. Matthew 3:5αὐτὸν · him
    People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
  29. Matthew 3:6αὐτοῦ · him; αὐτῶν · their
    Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.