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 8:54Αὐτὸς · [Jesus]; αὐτῆς · her
    But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
  2. Luke 8:55αὐτῆς · Her; αὐτῇ · she
    Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.
  3. Luke 8:56αὐτῆς · Her; αὐτοῖς · them
    Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
  4. Luke 9:1αὐτοῖς · them
    Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
  5. Luke 9:2αὐτοὺς
    And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
  6. Luke 9:3αὐτούς · them
    “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
  7. Luke 9:5αὐτούς · them
    If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
  8. Luke 9:9αὐτόν · [Jesus]
    “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
  9. Luke 9:10αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]; αὐτοὺς · them {away}
    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  10. Luke 9:11αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῖς · to them
    But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
  11. Luke 9:12αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]
    As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
  12. Luke 9:13αὐτούς · them; αὐτοῖς · them
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  13. Luke 9:14αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοὺς
    (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
  14. Luke 9:16αὐτοὺς · them
    Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
  15. Luke 9:17αὐτοῖς · [the disciples]
    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
  16. Luke 9:18αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοὺς · them
    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
  17. Luke 9:20αὐτοῖς
    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
  18. Luke 9:21αὐτοῖς · them
    Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
  19. Luke 9:23αὐτοῦ · his
    Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
  20. Luke 9:24αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
  21. Luke 9:26αὐτοῦ · His
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  22. Luke 9:29αὐτὸν · He; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
  23. Luke 9:30αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
  24. Luke 9:31αὐτοῦ · His
    They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
  25. Luke 9:32αὐτῷ; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]; αὐτῷ · Him
    Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
  26. Luke 9:33αὐτοὺς · [Moses and Elijah]; αὐτοῦ
    As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  27. Luke 9:34αὐτοῦ · [Peter]; αὐτούς · them; αὐτοὺς · they
    While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
  28. Luke 9:35αὐτοῦ · to Him
    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
  29. Luke 9:36αὐτοὶ · [The disciples]
    After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
  30. Luke 9:37αὐτῶν · when
    The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.