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 6:52αὐτοῦ · His
    At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
  2. John 6:53αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτοῦ
    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
  3. John 6:54αὐτὸν
    Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  4. John 6:56αὐτῷ · him
    Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
  5. John 6:60αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · it
    On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
  6. John 6:61αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῖς · them
    Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
  7. John 6:64αὐτόν · Him
    However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
  8. John 6:65αὐτῷ · to him
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  9. John 6:66αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · Him
    From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
  10. John 6:68αὐτῷ
    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  11. John 6:70αὐτοῖς · them
    Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
  12. John 6:71αὐτόν · [Jesus]
    He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
  13. John 7:1αὐτὸν · Him
    After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
  14. John 7:3αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]
    So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
  15. John 7:4αὐτὸς · [who]
    For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
  16. John 7:5αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτόν · Him
    For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
  17. John 7:6αὐτοῖς · them
    Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
  18. John 7:7αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · its
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  19. John 7:9αὐτὸς
    Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
  20. John 7:10αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸς · He
    But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
  21. John 7:11αὐτὸν · Him
    So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
  22. John 7:12αὐτοῦ · Him
    Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
  23. John 7:13αὐτοῦ · Him
    Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
  24. John 7:16αὐτοῖς
    “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
  25. John 7:17αὐτοῦ · His
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  26. John 7:18αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ · Him
    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
  27. John 7:21αὐτοῖς · them
    Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
  28. John 7:26αὐτῷ · to Him
    Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
  29. John 7:29αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    …but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
  30. John 7:30αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  31. John 7:31αὐτόν · Him
    Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  32. John 7:32αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτόν · Him
    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  33. John 7:35αὐτόν · Him
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  34. John 7:38αὐτοῦ · him
    Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
  35. John 7:39αὐτόν · Him
    He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
  36. John 7:43αὐτόν · [Jesus]
    So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
  37. John 7:44αὐτῶν · them
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.