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 8:18αὐτῷ; αὐτοῦ · him
    Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
  2. Luke 8:19αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]; αὐτῷ · Him
    Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
  3. Luke 8:20αὐτῷ
    He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
  4. Luke 8:21αὐτούς
    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
  5. Luke 8:22αὐτὸς · He; αὐτοῦ; αὐτούς · [His disciples]
    One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
  6. Luke 8:23αὐτῶν · As they
    As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
  7. Luke 8:24αὐτὸν · Him
    The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
  8. Luke 8:25αὐτοῖς; αὐτῷ · Him
    “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
  9. Luke 8:27αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  10. Luke 8:28αὐτῷ · Him
    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
  11. Luke 8:29αὐτόν · him
    For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
  12. Luke 8:30αὐτὸν; αὐτόν · him
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
  13. Luke 8:31αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῖς · them
    And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
  14. Luke 8:32αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῖς
    There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
  15. Luke 8:36αὐτοῖς
    Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
  16. Luke 8:37αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · them; αὐτὸς · He
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  17. Luke 8:38αὐτοῦ; αὐτῷ · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν
    The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
  18. Luke 8:39αὐτῷ · for him
    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
  19. Luke 8:40αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
  20. Luke 8:41αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · his
    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  21. Luke 8:42αὐτῷ · his; αὐτὴ; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτόν · Him
    …because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
  22. Luke 8:44αὐτοῦ · of His; αὐτῆς · her
    She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
  23. Luke 8:47αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  24. Luke 8:48αὐτῇ
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
  25. Luke 8:49αὐτοῦ · [While] He
    While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
  26. Luke 8:50αὐτῷ · to [Jairus]
    But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
  27. Luke 8:51αὐτῷ · Him
    When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
  28. Luke 8:52αὐτήν · her
    Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
  29. Luke 8:53αὐτοῦ · Him
    And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.