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. Matthew 18:34αὐτῷ
    In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
  2. Matthew 18:35αὐτοῦ · [your]
    That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
  3. Matthew 19:2αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοὺς · them
    Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
  4. Matthew 19:3αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · his
    Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
  5. Matthew 19:4αὐτοὺς · them
    Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
  6. Matthew 19:5αὐτοῦ · his
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  7. Matthew 19:7αὐτῷ; αὐτήν
    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
  8. Matthew 19:8αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
  9. Matthew 19:9αὐτοῦ · his
    Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
  10. Matthew 19:10αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
  11. Matthew 19:11αὐτοῖς
    “Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
  12. Matthew 19:13αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]; αὐτοῖς · on them; αὐτοῖς · those [who brought them]
    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  13. Matthew 19:14αὐτὰ · them
    But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
  14. Matthew 19:15αὐτοῖς · on them
    And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
  15. Matthew 19:16αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]
    Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
  16. Matthew 19:17αὐτῷ
    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
  17. Matthew 19:18αὐτῷ
    “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
  18. Matthew 19:20αὐτῷ
    “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
  19. Matthew 19:21αὐτῷ · him
    Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  20. Matthew 19:23αὐτοῦ · His
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
  21. Matthew 19:26αὐτοῖς
    Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
  22. Matthew 19:27αὐτῷ
    “Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
  23. Matthew 19:28αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτοῦ · His
    Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  24. Matthew 20:1αὐτοῦ · his
    “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
  25. Matthew 20:2αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
  26. Matthew 20:6αὐτοῖς
    About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
  27. Matthew 20:7αὐτῷ; αὐτοῖς · them
    ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
  28. Matthew 20:8αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῖς · them
    When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
  29. Matthew 20:10αὐτοί · of them
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  30. Matthew 20:12αὐτοὺς · them
    ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
  31. Matthew 20:13αὐτῶν · of them
    But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
  32. Matthew 20:17αὐτοῖς
    As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
  33. Matthew 20:18αὐτὸν · Him
    “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
  34. Matthew 20:19αὐτὸν · Him {over}
    …and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
  35. Matthew 20:20αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]; αὐτῆς · her; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
  36. Matthew 20:21αὐτῇ; αὐτῷ
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”