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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. Luke 2:44αὐτὸν · He; αὐτὸν · for Him
    Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
  2. Luke 2:45αὐτόν · Him
    When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
  3. Luke 2:46αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῶν · them; αὐτούς
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  4. Luke 2:47αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
  5. Luke 2:48αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · His
    When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
  6. Luke 2:49αὐτούς
    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
  7. Luke 2:50αὐτοὶ · they; αὐτοῖς · to them
    But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
  8. Luke 2:51αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῆς · her
    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
  9. Luke 3:1αὐτοῦ · his
    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
  10. Luke 3:4αὐτοῦ · for Him
    …as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
  11. Luke 3:7αὐτοῦ · him
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  12. Luke 3:10αὐτὸν · him
    The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
  13. Luke 3:11αὐτοῖς
    John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
  14. Luke 3:12αὐτόν
    Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
  15. Luke 3:13αὐτούς
    “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
  16. Luke 3:14αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῖς
    Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
  17. Luke 3:15αὐτῶν · their; αὐτὸς
    The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
  18. Luke 3:16αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸς · He
    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  19. Luke 3:17αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  20. Luke 3:19αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · his
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  21. Luke 3:22αὐτόν · Him
    …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  22. Luke 3:23αὐτὸς · Himself
    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
  23. Luke 4:2αὐτῶν · [when] they
    …where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
  24. Luke 4:3αὐτῷ · to Him
    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
  25. Luke 4:4αὐτὸν
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
  26. Luke 4:5αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ · Him
    Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
  27. Luke 4:6αὐτῷ; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτήν · it
    “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
  28. Luke 4:8αὐτῷ; αὐτῷ · Him
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  29. Luke 4:9αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.