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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. James 3:9αὐτῇ · [the tongue]; αὐτῇ · it
    With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
  2. James 3:10αὐτοῦ · same
    Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
  3. James 3:11αὐτῆς · same
    Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
  4. James 3:13αὐτοῦ · [by]
    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
  5. James 4:11αὐτοῦ
    Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  6. James 4:17αὐτῷ · Anyone
    Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
  7. James 5:3αὐτῶν · Their
    Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
  8. James 5:7αὐτῷ
    Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
  9. James 5:14αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸν · him
    Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
  10. James 5:15αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ
    And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
  11. James 5:18αὐτῆς · its
    Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
  12. James 5:19αὐτόν
    My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
  13. James 5:20αὐτοῦ · of his; αὐτοῦ · his
    …consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
  14. 1 Peter 1:3αὐτοῦ · His
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  15. 1 Peter 1:11αὐτοῖς · them
    …trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  16. 1 Peter 1:12αὐτά · [when they foretold] the things
    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
  17. 1 Peter 1:15αὐτοὶ
    But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
  18. 1 Peter 1:21αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ · Him
    Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
  19. 1 Peter 1:24αὐτῆς · its
    For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
  20. 1 Peter 2:2αὐτῷ · it
    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
  21. 1 Peter 2:5αὐτοὶ · you
    …you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  22. 1 Peter 2:6αὐτῷ · Him
    For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  23. 1 Peter 2:9αὐτοῦ · His
    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  24. 1 Peter 2:14αὐτοῦ · him
    …or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
  25. 1 Peter 2:21αὐτοῦ · His
    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
  26. 1 Peter 2:22αὐτοῦ · His
    “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
  27. 1 Peter 2:24αὐτὸς · Himself; αὐτοῦ · His
    He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
  28. 1 Peter 3:6αὐτὸν · him
    …just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
  29. 1 Peter 3:11αὐτήν · it
    He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
  30. 1 Peter 3:12αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῶν · their
    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
  31. 1 Peter 3:14αὐτῶν · what
    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
  32. 1 Peter 3:22αὐτῷ · to Him
    …who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  33. 1 Peter 4:1αὐτὴν · same
    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
  34. 1 Peter 4:4αὐτὴν · same
    Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
  35. 1 Peter 4:10αὐτὸ · whatever
    As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
  36. 1 Peter 4:13αὐτοῦ · His
    But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
  37. 1 Peter 4:19αὐτῶν · their
    So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
  38. 1 Peter 5:7αὐτόν · Him; αὐτῷ · He
    Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
  39. 1 Peter 5:9αὐτὰ · same kinds
    Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
  40. 1 Peter 5:10αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸς · will Himself
    And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.