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 24:41αὐτῶν · they; αὐτοῖς · them
    While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  2. Luke 24:42αὐτῷ · Him
    So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
  3. Luke 24:43αὐτῶν · them
    …and He took it and ate it in front of them.
  4. Luke 24:44αὐτούς · them
    Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
  5. Luke 24:45αὐτῶν · their
    Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
  6. Luke 24:46αὐτοῖς · them
    And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
  7. Luke 24:47αὐτοῦ · His
    …and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
  8. Luke 24:50αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτούς · them
    When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  9. Luke 24:51αὐτὸν · He; αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτῶν · them
    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
  10. Luke 24:52αὐτοὶ · they; αὐτὸν · Him
    And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
  11. John 1:3αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
  12. John 1:4αὐτῷ · Him
    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
  13. John 1:5αὐτὸ · it
    The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  14. John 1:6αὐτῷ · His
    There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
  15. John 1:7αὐτοῦ · him
    He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  16. John 1:10αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
  17. John 1:11αὐτὸν · Him
    He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
  18. John 1:12αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῖς · to; αὐτοῦ · His
    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
  19. John 1:14αὐτοῦ · His
    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  20. John 1:15αὐτοῦ · Him
    John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
  21. John 1:16αὐτοῦ · His
    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  22. John 1:19αὐτὸν; αὐτόν · him
    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
  23. John 1:21αὐτόν
    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  24. John 1:22αὐτῷ · to him
    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
  25. John 1:25αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῷ
    …asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  26. John 1:26αὐτοῖς
    “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
  27. John 1:27αὐτοῦ
    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
  28. John 1:29αὐτόν · him
    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  29. John 1:31αὐτόν · Him
    I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
  30. John 1:32αὐτόν · Him
    Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
  31. John 1:33αὐτόν · Him; αὐτόν
    I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
  32. John 1:35αὐτοῦ · his
    The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
  33. John 1:37αὐτοῦ · him
    And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
  34. John 1:38αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῖς; αὐτῷ · to Him
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  35. John 1:39αὐτοῖς
    “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.