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 14:59αὐτῶν · their
    But even their testimony was inconsistent.
  2. Mark 14:61αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
  3. Mark 14:63αὐτοῦ · his
    At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
  4. Mark 14:64αὐτὸν · Him
    You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
  5. Mark 14:65αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
  6. Mark 14:67αὐτῷ · [Peter]
    …and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
  7. Mark 14:69αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῶν · them
    There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
  8. Mark 14:70αὐτῶν · them
    But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
  9. Mark 14:72αὐτῷ · to him
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
  10. Mark 15:2αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  11. Mark 15:3αὐτοῦ · Him
    And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
  12. Mark 15:4αὐτὸν · Him
    Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
  13. Mark 15:6αὐτοῖς · to [the people]
    Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
  14. Mark 15:8αὐτοῖς
    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
  15. Mark 15:9αὐτοῖς
    “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
  16. Mark 15:10αὐτὸν
    For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
  17. Mark 15:11αὐτοῖς · to them
    But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
  18. Mark 15:12αὐτοῖς · them
    So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
  19. Mark 15:13αὐτόν · Him
    And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
  20. Mark 15:14αὐτοῖς; αὐτόν · Him
    “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
  21. Mark 15:15αὐτοῖς · to them
    And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
  22. Mark 15:16αὐτὸν
    Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
  23. Mark 15:17αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ · His [head]
    They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
  24. Mark 15:18αὐτόν · Him
    And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  25. Mark 15:19αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτῷ · before Him
    They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
  26. Mark 15:20αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · on Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν; αὐτόν · Him
    After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
  27. Mark 15:21αὐτοῦ · of [Jesus]
    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  28. Mark 15:22αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
  29. Mark 15:23αὐτῷ · Him
    There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
  30. Mark 15:24αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὰ
    And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
  31. Mark 15:25αὐτόν · Him
    It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
  32. Mark 15:26αὐτοῦ · against Him
    And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.