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. John 5:20αὐτῷ · Him
    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  2. John 5:23αὐτόν · Him
    …so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
  3. John 5:27αὐτῷ · Him
    And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
  4. John 5:28αὐτοῦ · His
    Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
  5. John 5:35αὐτοῦ · his
    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
  6. John 5:36αὐτά; αὐτὰ · very
    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  7. John 5:37αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
  8. John 5:38αὐτοῦ · His
    …nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
  9. John 5:39αὐταῖς · them
    You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  10. John 6:2αὐτῷ · Him
    A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
  11. John 6:3αὐτοῦ · His
    Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
  12. John 6:5αὐτὸν · Him
    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
  13. John 6:6αὐτόν · him; αὐτὸς · He
    But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
  14. John 6:7αὐτῷ; αὐτοῖς · for
    Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
  15. John 6:8αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
  16. John 6:12αὐτοῦ · His
    And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
  17. John 6:15αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸς · by Himself
    Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
  18. John 6:16αὐτοῦ · His
    When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
  19. John 6:17αὐτοὺς · them
    …got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
  20. John 6:20αὐτοῖς
    But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
  21. John 6:21αὐτὸν · Him
    Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
  22. John 6:22αὐτοῦ · {with} His; αὐτοῦ
    The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
  23. John 6:24αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοὶ · they
    So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
  24. John 6:25αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ · Him
    When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
  25. John 6:26αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
  26. John 6:28αὐτόν
    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
  27. John 6:29αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
  28. John 6:30αὐτῷ · Him
    So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
  29. John 6:31αὐτοῖς · them
    Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  30. John 6:32αὐτοῖς · to them
    Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
  31. John 6:34αὐτόν
    “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
  32. John 6:35αὐτοῖς
    Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
  33. John 6:39αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸ
    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  34. John 6:40αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸν
    For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  35. John 6:41αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]
    At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
  36. John 6:43αὐτοῖς
    “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
  37. John 6:44αὐτόν · him; αὐτὸν
    “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  38. John 6:50αὐτοῦ · it
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.