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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. John 9:37αὐτὸν · Him
    “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
  2. John 9:38αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
  3. John 9:40αὐτοῦ · Him; αὐτῷ · Him
    Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
  4. John 9:41αὐτοῖς
    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
  5. John 10:3αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτά
    The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  6. John 10:4αὐτῶν · them; αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῦ · his
    When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
  7. John 10:5αὐτοῦ · him
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  8. John 10:6αὐτοῖς · to them [using]; αὐτοῖς · them
    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
  9. John 10:7αὐτοῖς · to them
    So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
  10. John 10:8αὐτῶν · them
    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
  11. John 10:11αὐτοῦ · His
    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
  12. John 10:12αὐτὰ · on them
    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
  13. John 10:13αὐτῷ
    The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
  14. John 10:17αὐτήν
    The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
  15. John 10:18αὐτὴν · it; αὐτὴν; αὐτήν; αὐτήν
    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
  16. John 10:20αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
  17. John 10:24αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
  18. John 10:25αὐτοῖς
    “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
  19. John 10:27αὐτά · them
    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  20. John 10:28αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτὰ · them
    I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  21. John 10:31αὐτόν · Him
    At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
  22. John 10:32αὐτοῖς; αὐτῶν · of these
    But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
  23. John 10:33αὐτῷ
    “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
  24. John 10:34αὐτοῖς
    Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
  25. John 10:39αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῶν · their
    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
  26. John 10:41αὐτὸν · Him
    Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
  27. John 10:42αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    And many in that place believed in Jesus.
  28. John 11:1αὐτῆς · her
    At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
  29. John 11:2αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῆς · her
    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
  30. John 11:3αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
  31. John 11:4αὐτῆς · it
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  32. John 11:5αὐτῆς · her
    Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
  33. John 11:8αὐτῷ
    “Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
  34. John 11:10αὐτῷ · he
    But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
  35. John 11:11αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτόν
    After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”