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 27:14αὐτῷ
    But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
  2. Matthew 27:17αὐτῶν; αὐτοῖς · them
    So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
  3. Matthew 27:18αὐτόν · to him
    For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
  4. Matthew 27:19αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτόν · Him
    While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
  5. Matthew 27:21αὐτοῖς
    “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
  6. Matthew 27:22αὐτοῖς
    “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
  7. Matthew 27:25αὐτοῦ · His
    All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
  8. Matthew 27:26αὐτοῖς · to them
    So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
  9. Matthew 27:27αὐτὸν · Him
    Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
  10. Matthew 27:28αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ · on Him
    They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
  11. Matthew 27:29αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτῷ · Him
    And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  12. Matthew 27:30αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
  13. Matthew 27:31αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · [back] on Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν
    After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
  14. Matthew 27:32αὐτοῦ · of [Jesus]
    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  15. Matthew 27:34αὐτῷ · Him
    …they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
  16. Matthew 27:35αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
  17. Matthew 27:36αὐτὸν · Him
    And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
  18. Matthew 27:37αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · against Him
    Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  19. Matthew 27:38αὐτῷ · Him
    Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
  20. Matthew 27:39αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῶν · their
    And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
  21. Matthew 27:42αὐτόν · Him
    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  22. Matthew 27:43αὐτόν · Him
    He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  23. Matthew 27:44αὐτὸ · In the same way; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
  24. Matthew 27:48αὐτῶν · them; αὐτόν
    One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
  25. Matthew 27:49αὐτόν · Him
    But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
  26. Matthew 27:53αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]
    After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
  27. Matthew 27:54αὐτοῦ · him
    When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
  28. Matthew 27:55αὐτῷ · to Him
    And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  29. Matthew 27:57αὐτὸς · himself
    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
  30. Matthew 27:59αὐτὸ · it
    So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
  31. Matthew 27:60αὐτὸ · it
    …and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.