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. Matthew 12:19αὐτοῦ · His
    He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
  2. Matthew 12:21αὐτοῦ · His
    In His name the nations will put their hope.”
  3. Matthew 12:22αὐτῷ · to [Jesus]; αὐτόν · [the man]
    Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
  4. Matthew 12:25αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοῖς · to them
    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
  5. Matthew 12:26αὐτοῦ · {can} his
    If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
  6. Matthew 12:27αὐτοὶ · they
    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
  7. Matthew 12:29αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτοῦ · his
    Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
  8. Matthew 12:32αὐτῷ; αὐτῷ
    Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  9. Matthew 12:33αὐτοῦ · its; αὐτοῦ · its
    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
  10. Matthew 12:36αὐτοῦ
    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
  11. Matthew 12:38αὐτῷ
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  12. Matthew 12:39αὐτοῖς; αὐτῇ · it
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
  13. Matthew 12:41αὐτήν · it
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  14. Matthew 12:42αὐτήν · it
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  15. Matthew 12:46αὐτοῦ · [Jesus]; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτῷ · to Him
    While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
  16. Matthew 12:47αὐτῷ · Him
    Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
  17. Matthew 12:48αὐτῷ
    But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
  18. Matthew 12:49αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · His
    Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
  19. Matthew 12:50αὐτός
    For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  20. Matthew 13:2αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτὸν · He
    Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
  21. Matthew 13:3αὐτοῖς · them
    And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
  22. Matthew 13:4αὐτὸν · he was; αὐτά · it
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  23. Matthew 13:7αὐτά · [the seedlings]
    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
  24. Matthew 13:10αὐτῷ; αὐτοῖς · to [the people]
    Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
  25. Matthew 13:11αὐτοῖς
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
  26. Matthew 13:12αὐτῷ; αὐτοῦ · him
    Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  27. Matthew 13:13αὐτοῖς · to them
    This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
  28. Matthew 13:14αὐτοῖς · In them
    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  29. Matthew 13:15αὐτῶν · their; αὐτούς · them
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  30. Matthew 13:19αὐτοῦ · his
    When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  31. Matthew 13:20αὐτόν · it
    The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
  32. Matthew 13:24αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  33. Matthew 13:25αὐτοῦ · his
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  34. Matthew 13:27αὐτῷ · to him
    The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
  35. Matthew 13:28αὐτοῖς
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’