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 6:48αὐτούς · them
    He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
  2. Mark 6:49αὐτὸν · Him
    …but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
  3. Mark 6:50αὐτὸν; αὐτῶν; αὐτοῖς
    …for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  4. Mark 6:51αὐτοὺς · them
    Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
  5. Mark 6:52αὐτῶν · their
    …for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
  6. Mark 6:54αὐτῶν · they; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
  7. Mark 6:56αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · of His; αὐτοῦ · Him
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  8. Mark 7:1αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
  9. Mark 7:2αὐτοῦ · His
    …and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
  10. Mark 7:5αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
  11. Mark 7:6αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτῶν · their
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  12. Mark 7:9αὐτοῖς
    He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
  13. Mark 7:12αὐτὸν · he [is]
    …he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
  14. Mark 7:14αὐτοῖς
    Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
  15. Mark 7:15αὐτὸν; αὐτόν · him
    Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
  16. Mark 7:17αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · His
    After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  17. Mark 7:18αὐτοῖς; αὐτὸν · him
    “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
  18. Mark 7:19αὐτοῦ · his
    …because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
  19. Mark 7:25αὐτοῦ · Jesus; αὐτῆς; αὐτοῦ · His
    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  20. Mark 7:26αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῆς · her
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  21. Mark 7:27αὐτῇ
    “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
  22. Mark 7:28αὐτῷ
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  23. Mark 7:29αὐτῇ · her
    Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
  24. Mark 7:30αὐτῆς
    And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
  25. Mark 7:32αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · on him
    Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
  26. Mark 7:33αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]; αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]
    So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
  27. Mark 7:34αὐτῷ · to him
    And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
  28. Mark 7:35αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]; αὐτοῦ · his
    Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
  29. Mark 7:36αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῖς · He; αὐτοὶ · them
    Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
  30. Mark 8:1αὐτοῖς
    In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,