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αὐτός

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greekNew TestamentPronoun5,590 occurrences27 books3,727 verses

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Mark 11:13αὐτῇ · it; αὐτὴν · it
    Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
  2. Mark 11:14αὐτῇ · to [the tree]; αὐτοῦ · His
    Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
  3. Mark 11:17αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτὸν · it
    Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  4. Mark 11:18αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτόν · of Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
  5. Mark 11:21αὐτῷ
    Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
  6. Mark 11:22αὐτοῖς · to them
    “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
  7. Mark 11:23αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῷ · for him
    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
  8. Mark 11:27αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν · Him
    After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
  9. Mark 11:28αὐτῷ
    “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
  10. Mark 11:29αὐτοῖς
    “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  11. Mark 11:31αὐτῷ · him
    They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  12. Mark 11:33αὐτοῖς
    So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
  13. Mark 12:1αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτὸν
    Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  14. Mark 12:3αὐτὸν · [the servant]
    But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
  15. Mark 12:4αὐτοὺς · them
    Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
  16. Mark 12:6αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοὺς · them
    Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
  17. Mark 12:7αὐτόν · him
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  18. Mark 12:8αὐτόν · him; αὐτὸν · him
    So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
  19. Mark 12:12αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτὸν · Him
    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
  20. Mark 12:13αὐτόν; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
  21. Mark 12:14αὐτῷ
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  22. Mark 12:15αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοῖς
    But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
  23. Mark 12:16αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτῷ
    So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  24. Mark 12:17αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτῷ · Him
    Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
  25. Mark 12:18αὐτόν · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν · Him
    Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
  26. Mark 12:19αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  27. Mark 12:21αὐτήν · [the widow]
    Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
  28. Mark 12:23αὐτῶν; αὐτὴν · to her
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  29. Mark 12:24αὐτοῖς · to them
    Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
  30. Mark 12:26αὐτῷ · him
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  31. Mark 12:28αὐτῶν · their
    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”