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. Luke 5:3αὐτὸν · him
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  2. Luke 5:6αὐτῶν · their
    When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
  3. Luke 5:7αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτά · they
    So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
  4. Luke 5:9αὐτὸν · he; αὐτῷ
    For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
  5. Luke 5:11αὐτῷ · Him
    And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
  6. Luke 5:12αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · Him
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  7. Luke 5:13αὐτοῦ · [the man]; αὐτοῦ · him
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
  8. Luke 5:14αὐτὸς · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῖς · to them
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  9. Luke 5:15αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · their
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  10. Luke 5:16αὐτὸς · He
    Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
  11. Luke 5:17αὐτὸς · [Jesus]; αὐτόν · Him
    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  12. Luke 5:18αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]
    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
  13. Luke 5:19αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · him
    …but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
  14. Luke 5:20αὐτῶν · their
    When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
  15. Luke 5:22αὐτῶν · what they; αὐτούς
    Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
  16. Luke 5:25αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῦ
    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
  17. Luke 5:27αὐτῷ · him
    After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
  18. Luke 5:28αὐτῷ · Him
    …and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
  19. Luke 5:29αὐτῷ · for [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῶν · them
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  20. Luke 5:30αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]
    But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  21. Luke 5:31αὐτούς
    Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
  22. Luke 5:33αὐτόν · Him
    Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
  23. Luke 5:34αὐτούς; αὐτῶν · them
    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
  24. Luke 5:35αὐτῶν · them
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
  25. Luke 5:36αὐτοὺς · them
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
  26. Luke 5:37αὐτὸς · [the wine]
    And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
  27. Luke 6:1αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · His
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
  28. Luke 6:3αὐτοὺς; αὐτὸς · he; αὐτοῦ
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  29. Luke 6:4αὐτοῦ
    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
  30. Luke 6:5αὐτοῖς
    Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”