αὐτός

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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. 1 John 2:10αὐτῷ · him
    Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
  2. 1 John 2:11αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his
    But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  3. 1 John 2:12αὐτοῦ · His
    I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
  4. 1 John 2:15αὐτῷ · him
    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
  5. 1 John 2:17αὐτοῦ · its
    The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  6. 1 John 2:21αὐτήν · it
    I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
  7. 1 John 2:25αὐτὸς · He Himself
    And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  8. 1 John 2:27αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · [His]; αὐτῷ · Him
    And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
  9. 1 John 2:28αὐτῷ · [Christ]; αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
  10. 1 John 2:29αὐτοῦ · Him
    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
  11. 1 John 3:1αὐτόν · Him
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  12. 1 John 3:2αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
  13. 1 John 3:3αὐτῷ · Him
    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  14. 1 John 3:5αὐτῷ · Him
    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
  15. 1 John 3:6αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
  16. 1 John 3:9αὐτοῦ · [God’s]; αὐτῷ · him
    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  17. 1 John 3:10αὐτοῦ · his
    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
  18. 1 John 3:12αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτόν · him; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  19. 1 John 3:15αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῷ
    Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
  20. 1 John 3:16αὐτοῦ · His
    By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  21. 1 John 3:17αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · him; αὐτῷ · him
    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
  22. 1 John 3:19αὐτοῦ
    And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  23. 1 John 3:22αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  24. 1 John 3:23αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · of His
    And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
  25. 1 John 3:24αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · [God]; αὐτὸς · [God]; αὐτῷ · him
    Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
  26. 1 John 4:4αὐτούς · them
    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  27. 1 John 4:5αὐτοὶ · They; αὐτῶν · them
    They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.