αὐτός

autosit/s/heHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPronoun5,590 occurrences27 books3,727 verses

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Luke 23:8αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
  2. Luke 23:9αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτὸς · He; αὐτῷ
    Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
  3. Luke 23:10αὐτοῦ · Him
    Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  4. Luke 23:11αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν
    And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
  5. Luke 23:12αὐτῇ · That
    That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
  6. Luke 23:14αὐτούς · them; αὐτοῦ · Him
    …and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
  7. Luke 23:15αὐτὸν; αὐτῷ · He
    Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
  8. Luke 23:16αὐτὸν · Him
    Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
  9. Luke 23:20αὐτοῖς · them
    Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
  10. Luke 23:21αὐτόν · Him
    …but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
  11. Luke 23:22αὐτούς · them; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
  12. Luke 23:23αὐτὸν · for [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · their
    But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
  13. Luke 23:24αὐτῶν · their
    So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.
  14. Luke 23:25αὐτῶν · their
    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
  15. Luke 23:26αὐτόν; αὐτῷ · on him
    As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
  16. Luke 23:27αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτόν · for Him
    A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
  17. Luke 23:28αὐτὰς · them
    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  18. Luke 23:32αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
  19. Luke 23:33αὐτὸν · Him
    When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
  20. Luke 23:34αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · His
    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
  21. Luke 23:36αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτῷ · Him
    The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
  22. Luke 23:38αὐτῷ · Him
    Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  23. Luke 23:39αὐτόν · Him
    One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
  24. Luke 23:40αὐτῷ · him; αὐτῷ · same
    But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
  25. Luke 23:43αὐτῷ · to him
    And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
  26. Luke 23:49αὐτῷ · [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · Him
    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
  27. Luke 23:51αὐτῶν · their
    …who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
  28. Luke 23:53αὐτὸ · it; αὐτὸν · it
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  29. Luke 23:55αὐτῷ · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · His
    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  30. Luke 24:4αὐτὰς · they; αὐταῖς · them
    While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.