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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

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Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Mark 12:28αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτόν · Him
    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?”
  2. Mark 12:32αὐτῷ; αὐτοῦ · Him
    “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
  3. Mark 12:33αὐτὸν · Him
    …and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
  4. Mark 12:34αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · Him
    When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
  5. Mark 12:36αὐτὸς · himself
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  6. Mark 12:37Αὐτὸς · himself; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · [David’s]; αὐτοῦ · to Him
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  7. Mark 12:38αὐτοῦ · His
    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
  8. Mark 12:43αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῖς
    Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
  9. Mark 12:44αὐτοῖς · their; αὐτῆς · her; αὐτῆς
    For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
  10. Mark 13:1αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
  11. Mark 13:2αὐτῷ
    “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  12. Mark 13:3αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν · Him
    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
  13. Mark 13:5αὐτοῖς · them
    Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  14. Mark 13:9αὐτοῖς · to them
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  15. Mark 13:12αὐτούς
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  16. Mark 13:15αὐτοῦ · his
    Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
  17. Mark 13:16αὐτοῦ · his
    And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
  18. Mark 13:24αὐτῆς · its
    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
  19. Mark 13:27αὐτοῦ · His
    And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
  20. Mark 13:28αὐτῆς · its
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  21. Mark 13:34αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · of his [own]
    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  22. Mark 14:1αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  23. Mark 14:3αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]
    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
  24. Mark 14:5αὐτῇ · her
    It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
  25. Mark 14:6αὐτήν; αὐτῇ · her
    But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  26. Mark 14:7αὐτοῖς · them
    The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
  27. Mark 14:9αὐτῆς · of her
    And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  28. Mark 14:10αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῖς · to them
    Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
  29. Mark 14:11αὐτῷ · him; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
  30. Mark 14:12αὐτῷ · Him
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”