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. Matthew 10:17αὐτῶν · their
    But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  2. Matthew 10:18αὐτοῖς · to them
    On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
  3. Matthew 10:21αὐτούς
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  4. Matthew 10:24αὐτοῦ · his
    A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
  5. Matthew 10:25αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · of his
    It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
  6. Matthew 10:26αὐτούς · of them
    So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
  7. Matthew 10:29αὐτῶν · them
    Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
  8. Matthew 10:32αὐτῷ · him
    Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
  9. Matthew 10:33αὐτὸν · him
    But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
  10. Matthew 10:35αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῆς · her; αὐτῆς · her
    For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
  11. Matthew 10:36αὐτοῦ · of his own
    A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
  12. Matthew 10:38αὐτοῦ · his
    …and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
  13. Matthew 10:39αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it
    Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  14. Matthew 10:42αὐτοῦ · his
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  15. Matthew 11:1αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῶν · their
    After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
  16. Matthew 11:2αὐτοῦ · his
    Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
  17. Matthew 11:3αὐτῷ · Him
    …to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  18. Matthew 11:4αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
  19. Matthew 11:11αὐτοῦ · than he
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  20. Matthew 11:12αὐτήν · to it
    From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
  21. Matthew 11:14αὐτός · he
    And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
  22. Matthew 11:19αὐτῆς · her
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  23. Matthew 11:20αὐτοῦ · of His
    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
  24. Matthew 11:25αὐτὰ · them
    At that time Jesus 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.
  25. Matthew 12:1αὐτοῦ · His
    At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
  26. Matthew 12:2αὐτῷ · to Him
    When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  27. Matthew 12:3αὐτοῖς; αὐτοῦ
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  28. Matthew 12:4αὐτῷ · for [them]; αὐτοῦ
    He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
  29. Matthew 12:9αὐτῶν · their
    Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
  30. Matthew 12:10αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]
    …and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  31. Matthew 12:11αὐτοῖς; αὐτὸ · it
    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  32. Matthew 12:14αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
  33. Matthew 12:15αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοὺς · them
    Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
  34. Matthew 12:16αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτὸν · Him
    …warning them not to make Him known.
  35. Matthew 12:18αὐτόν · Him
    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.