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 8:3αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτῶν; αὐτῶν · of them
    If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
  2. Mark 8:4αὐτῷ; αὐτοῦ · His
    His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
  3. Mark 8:5αὐτούς
    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
  4. Mark 8:6αὐτοῦ · His
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  5. Mark 8:7αὐτὰ · them
    They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
  6. Mark 8:9αὐτούς · [the crowd]
    And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
  7. Mark 8:10αὐτοῦ · His
    He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
  8. Mark 8:11αὐτῷ · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  9. Mark 8:12αὐτοῦ · His
    Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
  10. Mark 8:13αὐτοὺς · them
    And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
  11. Mark 8:15αὐτοῖς · them
    “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
  12. Mark 8:17αὐτοῖς · them
    Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
  13. Mark 8:19αὐτῷ
    When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
  14. Mark 8:20αὐτῷ · they
    “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
  15. Mark 8:21αὐτοῖς · them
    Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
  16. Mark 8:22αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · him
    When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  17. Mark 8:23αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]; αὐτῷ · on him; αὐτόν
    So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
  18. Mark 8:25αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]
    Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
  19. Mark 8:26αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ
    Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
  20. Mark 8:27αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῖς
    Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
  21. Mark 8:28αὐτῷ
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
  22. Mark 8:29αὐτὸς · [Jesus]; αὐτούς; αὐτῷ
    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
  23. Mark 8:30αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · Him
    And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
  24. Mark 8:31αὐτοὺς · them
    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  25. Mark 8:32αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ · Him
    He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
  26. Mark 8:33αὐτοῦ · His
    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  27. Mark 8:34αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  28. Mark 8:35αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.