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 22:35αὐτοῖς · them
    Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
  2. Luke 22:36αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
  3. Luke 22:38αὐτοῖς
    So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
  4. Luke 22:39αὐτῷ · Him
    Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
  5. Luke 22:40αὐτοῖς · them
    When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
  6. Luke 22:41αὐτὸς · He; αὐτῶν · them
    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  7. Luke 22:43αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτόν · Him
    Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
  8. Luke 22:44αὐτοῦ · His
    And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
  9. Luke 22:45αὐτοὺς · them
    When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
  10. Luke 22:46αὐτοῖς
    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  11. Luke 22:47αὐτοῦ · He; αὐτούς; αὐτόν · Him
    While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
  12. Luke 22:48αὐτῷ · him
    But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
  13. Luke 22:49αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
  14. Luke 22:50αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
  15. Luke 22:51αὐτόν · him
    But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
  16. Luke 22:52αὐτὸν · Him
    Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
  17. Luke 22:54αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
  18. Luke 22:55αὐτῶν · them
    When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
  19. Luke 22:56αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῷ · him; αὐτῷ · Him
    A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
  20. Luke 22:57αὐτόν · Him
    But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
  21. Luke 22:58αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῶν · them
    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
  22. Luke 22:59αὐτοῦ · Him
    About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
  23. Luke 22:60αὐτοῦ · he
    “Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
  24. Luke 22:61αὐτῷ · to him
    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
  25. Luke 22:63αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · Him
    The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
  26. Luke 22:64αὐτὸν · Him
    They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
  27. Luke 22:65αὐτόν · Him
    And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
  28. Luke 22:66αὐτὸν · Jesus; αὐτῶν · their
    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
  29. Luke 22:67αὐτοῖς
    “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
  30. Luke 22:70αὐτοὺς
    So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
  31. Luke 22:71αὐτοὶ · ourselves; αὐτοῦ · His own
    “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
  32. Luke 23:1αὐτῶν; αὐτὸν · [Jesus] {away}
    Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
  33. Luke 23:2αὐτοῦ · Him
    And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
  34. Luke 23:3αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  35. Luke 23:7αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · [who] himself
    And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.