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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 8:52αὐτῷ
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  2. John 8:55αὐτόν · Him; αὐτόν · Him; αὐτόν · Him; αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  3. John 8:57αὐτόν · Him
    Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
  4. John 8:58αὐτοῖς
    “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  5. John 8:59αὐτόν · Him
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  6. John 9:2αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · his
    …and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
  7. John 9:3αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῷ · him
    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
  8. John 9:6αὐτοῦ · [the man’s]
    When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
  9. John 9:7αὐτῷ · him
    Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
  10. John 9:8αὐτὸν · him
    At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
  11. John 9:9αὐτῷ · him
    Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
  12. John 9:10αὐτῷ
    “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
  13. John 9:12αὐτῷ
    “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
  14. John 9:13αὐτὸν · [the man]
    They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
  15. John 9:14αὐτοῦ · his
    Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
  16. John 9:15αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῖς
    So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
  17. John 9:16αὐτοῖς · them
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  18. John 9:17αὐτοῦ · Him
    So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
  19. John 9:18αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ
    The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
  20. John 9:19αὐτοὺς
    …and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
  21. John 9:20αὐτοῦ · His
    His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
  22. John 9:21αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸς · He
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  23. John 9:22αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
  24. John 9:23αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν · him
    That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
  25. John 9:24αὐτῷ
    So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
  26. John 9:26αὐτῷ
    “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
  27. John 9:27αὐτοῖς; αὐτοῦ · His
    He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
  28. John 9:28αὐτὸν · him
    Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
  29. John 9:30αὐτοῖς
    “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
  30. John 9:31αὐτοῦ · His
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  31. John 9:34αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · him
    They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
  32. John 9:35αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸν · [the man]
    When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
  33. John 9:36αὐτόν · Him
    “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
  34. John 9:37αὐτῷ
    “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”