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 12:7αὐτήν; αὐτό · [this perfume]
    “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
  2. John 12:11αὐτὸν · him
    …for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
  3. John 12:13αὐτῷ · Him
    They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
  4. John 12:14αὐτό · it
    Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
  5. John 12:16αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτῷ · to Him
    At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
  6. John 12:17αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτὸν · him
    Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.
  7. John 12:18αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · He
    That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
  8. John 12:19αὐτοῦ · Him
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  9. John 12:21αὐτὸν · of him
    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
  10. John 12:23αὐτοῖς
    But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  11. John 12:24αὐτὸς · it
    Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  12. John 12:25αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτήν · it
    Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  13. John 12:26αὐτὸν · him
    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  14. John 12:29αὐτῷ · to Him
    The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
  15. John 12:34αὐτῷ
    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
  16. John 12:35αὐτοῖς · them
    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  17. John 12:36αὐτῶν · them
    While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
  18. John 12:37αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτῶν; αὐτόν · Him
    Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
  19. John 12:40αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτούς · them
    “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
  20. John 12:41αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
  21. John 12:42αὐτόν · Him
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
  22. John 12:47αὐτόν · him
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  23. John 12:48αὐτόν · [for]; αὐτὸν · him
    There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
  24. John 12:49αὐτός
    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
  25. John 12:50αὐτοῦ · His
    And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
  26. John 13:1αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτούς · them
    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
  27. John 13:2αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
  28. John 13:3αὐτῷ
    Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  29. John 13:6αὐτῷ · Him
    He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
  30. John 13:7αὐτῷ
    Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
  31. John 13:8αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτῷ
    “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
  32. John 13:9αὐτῷ
    “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
  33. John 13:10αὐτῷ · him
    Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
  34. John 13:11αὐτόν · Him
    For He knew who would betray Him. That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”