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. Mark 4:2αὐτοῖς; αὐτοῦ · His
    And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
  2. Mark 4:4αὐτό · it
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  3. Mark 4:7αὐτό · [the seedlings]
    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
  4. Mark 4:10αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
  5. Mark 4:11αὐτοῖς
    He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
  6. Mark 4:12αὐτοῖς
    …so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
  7. Mark 4:13αὐτοῖς · to them
    Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
  8. Mark 4:15αὐτούς · them
    Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
  9. Mark 4:16αὐτόν · it
    Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
  10. Mark 4:21αὐτοῖς · to them
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  11. Mark 4:24αὐτοῖς
    He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
  12. Mark 4:25αὐτῷ · [more]; αὐτοῦ · him
    For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
  13. Mark 4:27αὐτός · [though] he
    Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
  14. Mark 4:30αὐτὴν · it
    Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
  15. Mark 4:32αὐτοῦ · its
    But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
  16. Mark 4:33αὐτοῖς · to them
    With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
  17. Mark 4:34αὐτοῖς
    He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
  18. Mark 4:35αὐτοῖς · to [His disciples]
    When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
  19. Mark 4:36αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · Him
    After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
  20. Mark 4:38αὐτὸς · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
  21. Mark 4:40αὐτοῖς
    “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
  22. Mark 4:41αὐτῷ · Him
    Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
  23. Mark 5:2αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ
    As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
  24. Mark 5:3αὐτὸν
    This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
  25. Mark 5:4αὐτὸν · he; αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν · him
    Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
  26. Mark 5:6αὐτόν · before Him
    When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
  27. Mark 5:8αὐτῷ
    For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
  28. Mark 5:9αὐτόν; αὐτῷ · he replied
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
  29. Mark 5:10αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτὰ · them
    And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
  30. Mark 5:12αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοὺς · them
    So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
  31. Mark 5:13αὐτοῖς
    He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
  32. Mark 5:14αὐτοὺς · [the pigs]
    Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
  33. Mark 5:16αὐτοῖς
    Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
  34. Mark 5:17αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · their
    And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
  35. Mark 5:18αὐτοῦ · He; αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · Him
    As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.