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αὐτός

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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

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Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. John 7:44αὐτόν · Him; αὐτὸν · Him
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
  2. John 7:45αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτόν · Him {in}
    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
  3. John 7:47αὐτοῖς
    “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
  4. John 7:48αὐτὸν · Him
    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  5. John 7:50αὐτούς; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]; αὐτῶν · them
    Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
  6. John 7:51αὐτοῦ · him
    “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
  7. John 7:52αὐτῷ
    “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
  8. John 7:53αὐτοῦ · his own
    Then each went to his own home.
  9. John 8:2αὐτόν · Him; αὐτούς · them
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  10. John 8:3αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὴν
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  11. John 8:4αὐτῷ
    …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
  12. John 8:6αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
  13. John 8:7αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτῇ · her
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  14. John 8:10αὐτῇ · her
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
  15. John 8:11αὐτῇ
    “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
  16. John 8:12αὐτοῖς · to [the people]
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  17. John 8:13αὐτῷ · to Him
    So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
  18. John 8:14αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  19. John 8:19αὐτῷ · Him
    “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  20. John 8:20αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  21. John 8:21αὐτοῖς · to them
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  22. John 8:23αὐτοῖς · them
    Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  23. John 8:25αὐτῷ; αὐτοῖς
    “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
  24. John 8:26αὐτοῦ · Him
    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
  25. John 8:27αὐτοῖς · them
    They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
  26. John 8:28αὐτοῖς
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  27. John 8:29αὐτῷ · Him
    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
  28. John 8:30αὐτοῦ · As [Jesus]; αὐτόν · Him
    As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
  29. John 8:31αὐτῷ · Him
    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
  30. John 8:33αὐτόν
    “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
  31. John 8:34αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
  32. John 8:39αὐτῷ; αὐτοῖς
    “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
  33. John 8:41αὐτῷ
    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
  34. John 8:42αὐτοῖς · to them
    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
  35. John 8:44αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῦ · of [lies]
    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  36. John 8:48αὐτῷ · Him
    The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”