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. Matthew 7:20αὐτῶν · their; αὐτούς · them
    So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
  2. Matthew 7:23αὐτοῖς
    Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  3. Matthew 7:24αὐτούς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  4. Matthew 7:26αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
  5. Matthew 7:27αὐτῆς · its
    The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
  6. Matthew 7:28αὐτοῦ · His
    When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
  7. Matthew 7:29αὐτοὺς; αὐτῶν · their
    …because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
  8. Matthew 8:1αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · Him
    When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
  9. Matthew 8:2αὐτῷ · Him
    Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  10. Matthew 8:3αὐτοῦ · [the man]; αὐτοῦ · his
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  11. Matthew 8:4αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῖς · to them
    Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
  12. Matthew 8:5αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · with Him
    When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
  13. Matthew 8:7αὐτῷ; αὐτόν · him
    “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
  14. Matthew 8:13αὐτοῦ · his
    Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
  15. Matthew 8:14αὐτοῦ · [Peter’s]
    When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
  16. Matthew 8:15αὐτῆς · her; αὐτὴν · her; αὐτῷ · Him
    So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
  17. Matthew 8:16αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]
    When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
  18. Matthew 8:17Αὐτὸς
    This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
  19. Matthew 8:18αὐτὸν · Him
    When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
  20. Matthew 8:19αὐτῷ · to Him
    And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  21. Matthew 8:20αὐτῷ
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  22. Matthew 8:21αὐτοῦ · of His; αὐτῷ
    Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
  23. Matthew 8:22αὐτῷ · him
    But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
  24. Matthew 8:23αὐτῷ · He; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
  25. Matthew 8:24αὐτὸς · [Jesus]
    Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
  26. Matthew 8:25αὐτὸν · Him
    The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
  27. Matthew 8:26αὐτοῖς
    “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
  28. Matthew 8:27αὐτῷ · Him
    The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
  29. Matthew 8:28αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ
    When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
  30. Matthew 8:30αὐτῶν
    In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
  31. Matthew 8:31αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
  32. Matthew 8:32αὐτοῖς · them
    “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
  33. Matthew 8:34αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῶν · their
    Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.