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. Revelation 8:2αὐτοῖς · they
    And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
  2. Revelation 8:3αὐτῷ · He
    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
  3. Revelation 8:5αὐτὸν · it
    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  4. Revelation 8:12αὐτῶν · of [the stars]; αὐτῆς · of
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  5. Revelation 9:1αὐτῷ
    Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
  6. Revelation 9:3αὐταῖς · they
    And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
  7. Revelation 9:4αὐταῖς · They
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  8. Revelation 9:5αὐτοῖς · [The locusts]; αὐτούς · them; αὐτῶν · their
    The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
  9. Revelation 9:6αὐτόν · it; αὐτῶν · them
    In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
  10. Revelation 9:7αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their
    And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
  11. Revelation 9:8αὐτῶν
    They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
  12. Revelation 9:9αὐτῶν · their
    They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
  13. Revelation 9:10αὐτῶν · had; αὐτῶν
    They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
  14. Revelation 9:11αὐτῶν; αὐτῷ · His
    They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
  15. Revelation 9:16αὐτῶν · their
    And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
  16. Revelation 9:17αὐτῶν; αὐτῶν · their
    Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
  17. Revelation 9:18αὐτῶν · their
    A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
  18. Revelation 9:19αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their; αὐταῖς
    For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
  19. Revelation 9:20αὐτῶν · of their
    Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
  20. Revelation 9:21αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν; αὐτῶν; αὐτῶν
    Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
  21. Revelation 10:1αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · his
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  22. Revelation 10:2αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his
    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  23. Revelation 10:4αὐτὰ · it {down}
    When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
  24. Revelation 10:5αὐτοῦ · his
    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
  25. Revelation 10:6αὐτῷ · it; αὐτῇ · it; αὐτῇ · it
    And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
  26. Revelation 10:9αὐτῷ; αὐτό · it
    And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
  27. Revelation 10:10αὐτό · it; αὐτό · it
    So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
  28. Revelation 11:1αὐτῷ · [there]
    Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
  29. Revelation 11:2αὐτὴν · it
    But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.