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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

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Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. John 19:15αὐτόν · Him; αὐτοῖς
    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
  2. John 19:16αὐτὸν; αὐτοῖς
    Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
  3. John 19:18αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · Him
    There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
  4. John 19:23αὐτοῦ · His
    When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
  5. John 19:24αὐτόν; αὐτοῦ · it
    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
  6. John 19:25αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ
    Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
  7. John 19:27αὐτὴν · her
    Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
  8. John 19:29αὐτοῦ · it
    A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
  9. John 19:31αὐτῶν · [the bodies]
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  10. John 19:32αὐτῷ · [Jesus]
    So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
  11. John 19:33αὐτὸν · He; αὐτοῦ · His
    But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
  12. John 19:34αὐτοῦ · His
    Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
  13. John 19:35αὐτοῦ · his
    The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
  14. John 19:36αὐτοῦ · of His
    Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
  15. John 19:38αὐτοῦ · His
    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
  16. John 19:39αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
  17. John 19:40αὐτὸ · it
    So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
  18. John 20:2αὐτοῖς; αὐτόν · Him
    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
  19. John 20:6αὐτῷ · him
    Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
  20. John 20:7αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  21. John 20:9αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
  22. John 20:13αὐτῇ; αὐτοῖς; αὐτόν · Him
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  23. John 20:15αὐτῇ; αὐτῷ; αὐτόν; αὐτόν · Him; αὐτὸν
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  24. John 20:16αὐτῇ · to her; αὐτῷ · to Him
    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  25. John 20:17αὐτῇ; αὐτοῖς
    “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
  26. John 20:18αὐτῇ · to her
    Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.
  27. John 20:19αὐτοῖς · to them
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  28. John 20:20αὐτοῖς · them
    After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
  29. John 20:21αὐτοῖς · to them
    Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
  30. John 20:22αὐτοῖς
    When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
  31. John 20:23αὐτοῖς
    If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
  32. John 20:24αὐτῶν · [the disciples]
    Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
  33. John 20:25αὐτῷ · him; αὐτοῖς; αὐτοῦ · His
    So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”