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 11:12αὐτῷ · His
    His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”
  2. John 11:13αὐτοῦ · of [Lazarus]
    They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
  3. John 11:14αὐτοῖς · them
    So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
  4. John 11:15αὐτόν · him
    …and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
  5. John 11:16αὐτοῦ · Him
    Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
  6. John 11:17αὐτὸν · [Lazarus]
    When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
  7. John 11:19αὐτὰς · them
    …and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
  8. John 11:20αὐτῷ · Him
    So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
  9. John 11:23αὐτῇ
    “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
  10. John 11:24αὐτῷ
    Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
  11. John 11:25αὐτῇ · to her
    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  12. John 11:27αὐτῷ
    “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
  13. John 11:28αὐτῆς · her
    After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
  14. John 11:29αὐτόν · Him
    And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
  15. John 11:30αὐτῷ · Him
    Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
  16. John 11:31αὐτῆς · [Mary]; αὐτήν; αὐτῇ · her
    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
  17. John 11:32αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ
    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  18. John 11:33αὐτὴν · her; αὐτῇ · her
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
  19. John 11:34αὐτόν · him; αὐτῷ
    “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.
  20. John 11:36αὐτόν · him
    Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
  21. John 11:37αὐτῶν · them
    But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  22. John 11:38αὐτῷ · [the entrance]
    Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
  23. John 11:39αὐτῷ
    “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
  24. John 11:40αὐτῇ
    Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
  25. John 11:44αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸν · him
    The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
  26. John 11:45αὐτόν · Him
    Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
  27. John 11:46αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῖς · them
    But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
  28. John 11:48αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
  29. John 11:49αὐτῶν · them; αὐτοῖς · to them
    But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
  30. John 11:53αὐτόν · Him
    So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
  31. John 11:57αὐτόν · Him
    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
  32. John 12:2αὐτῷ · for [Jesus]; αὐτῷ · Him
    So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
  33. John 12:3αὐτῆς · her; αὐτοῦ
    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
  34. John 12:4αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν · Him
    But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
  35. John 12:6αὐτῷ · he
    Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.