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 13:12αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῖς
    When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you?
  2. John 13:16αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτόν · him
    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
  3. John 13:17αὐτά · them
    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  4. John 13:18αὐτοῦ · his
    I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
  5. John 13:23αὐτοῦ · His
    One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
  6. John 13:25αὐτῷ
    Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
  7. John 13:26αὐτῷ · He
    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
  8. John 13:27αὐτῷ · to [Judas]
    And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
  9. John 13:28αὐτῷ · to him
    But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.
  10. John 13:29αὐτῷ · him
    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
  11. John 13:31αὐτῷ · Him
    When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
  12. John 13:32αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · [the Son]; αὐτόν · Him
    If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
  13. John 13:36αὐτῷ; αὐτῷ
    “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  14. John 13:37αὐτῷ
    “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
  15. John 14:5αὐτῷ
    “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
  16. John 14:6αὐτῷ
    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  17. John 14:7αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτόν · Him
    If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
  18. John 14:8αὐτῷ · to Him
    Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
  19. John 14:9αὐτῷ
    Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
  20. John 14:10αὐτοῦ · His
    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
  21. John 14:11αὐτὰ · themselves
    Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
  22. John 14:17αὐτὸ · Him; αὐτό · Him
    …the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
  23. John 14:21αὐτὰς · them; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῷ · to him
    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  24. John 14:22αὐτῷ · Him
    Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
  25. John 14:23αὐτῷ; αὐτόν · him; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῷ · him
    Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  26. John 15:2αὐτό; αὐτὸ
    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
  27. John 15:5αὐτῷ · him
    I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
  28. John 15:6αὐτὰ · [Such branches]
    If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
  29. John 15:10αὐτοῦ · His
    If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
  30. John 15:13αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his
    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
  31. John 15:15αὐτοῦ · his
    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  32. John 15:20αὐτοῦ · his
    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  33. John 15:22αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτῶν · their
    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
  34. John 15:24αὐτοῖς · them
    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.