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 18:1αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοὺς · their
    Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  2. Luke 18:3αὐτὸν · him
    And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
  3. Luke 18:5αὐτήν
    …yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
  4. Luke 18:7αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτοῖς · them
    Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
  5. Luke 18:8αὐτῶν · on their behalf
    I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
  6. Luke 18:13αὐτοῦ · his
    But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  7. Luke 18:14αὐτοῦ
    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  8. Luke 18:15αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · on them; αὐτοῖς · [those who brought them]
    Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
  9. Luke 18:16αὐτὰ; αὐτά · them
    But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  10. Luke 18:17αὐτήν · it
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  11. Luke 18:18αὐτὸν · Him
    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  12. Luke 18:19αὐτῷ
    “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  13. Luke 18:22αὐτῷ · him
    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  14. Luke 18:24αὐτὸν · [the man’s]
    Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  15. Luke 18:29αὐτοῖς
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
  16. Luke 18:31αὐτούς · them
    Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
  17. Luke 18:33αὐτόν · Him
    They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
  18. Luke 18:34αὐτοὶ · [the disciples]; αὐτῶν · them
    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
  19. Luke 18:35αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
  20. Luke 18:37αὐτῷ · him
    “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
  21. Luke 18:39αὐτῷ · him; αὐτὸς
    Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  22. Luke 18:40αὐτὸν · [the man]; αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῦ · he; αὐτόν · him
    Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
  23. Luke 18:42αὐτῷ
    “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
  24. Luke 18:43αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
  25. Luke 19:2αὐτὸς; αὐτὸς · [who was]
    And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
  26. Luke 19:4αὐτόν · Him
    So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
  27. Luke 19:5αὐτόν
    When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
  28. Luke 19:6αὐτὸν · Him
    So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
  29. Luke 19:9αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸς · [this man]
    Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
  30. Luke 19:11αὐτῶν · [the people]; αὐτὸν · He; αὐτοὺς · they
    While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
  31. Luke 19:13αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτούς
    Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
  32. Luke 19:14αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτόν · him; αὐτοῦ · him
    But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’