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 9:37αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
  2. Luke 9:39αὐτόν · him; αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · him; αὐτόν · him
    A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
  3. Luke 9:40αὐτό
    I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
  4. Luke 9:42αὐτοῦ · [the boy]; αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · his
    Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
  5. Luke 9:43αὐτοῦ · His
    And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
  6. Luke 9:45αὐτῶν · them; αὐτό · it; αὐτὸν · Him
    But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  7. Luke 9:46αὐτοῖς · [the disciples]; αὐτῶν · of them
    Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
  8. Luke 9:47αὐτῶν · their; αὐτὸ
    But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
  9. Luke 9:48αὐτοῖς · to them
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  10. Luke 9:49αὐτὸν · him
    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  11. Luke 9:50αὐτὸν
    “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
  12. Luke 9:51αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸς · [Jesus]
    As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
  13. Luke 9:52αὐτοῦ; αὐτῷ · for Him
    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
  14. Luke 9:53αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῦ · He
    But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
  15. Luke 9:54αὐτούς · them
    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
  16. Luke 9:55αὐτοῖς · them
    But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
  17. Luke 9:57αὐτῶν · As they; αὐτόν · [Jesus]
    As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  18. Luke 9:58αὐτῷ
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  19. Luke 9:60αὐτῷ · him
    But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
  20. Luke 9:62αὐτὸν
    Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
  21. Luke 10:1αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸς · He
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  22. Luke 10:2αὐτούς · them; αὐτοῦ · His
    And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
  23. Luke 10:6αὐτὸν · him
    If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
  24. Luke 10:7αὐτῇ · the same; αὐτῶν; αὐτοῦ · his
    Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
  25. Luke 10:9αὐτῇ · [who are there]; αὐτοῖς · them
    Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
  26. Luke 10:10αὐτῆς
    But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
  27. Luke 10:18αὐτοῖς · them
    So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
  28. Luke 10:21αὐτῇ · that; αὐτὰ · them
    At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  29. Luke 10:25αὐτὸν · Him
    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”