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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Acts 3:18αὐτοῦ · His
    But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
  2. Acts 3:21αὐτοῦ · His
    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  3. Acts 3:22αὐτοῦ · Him
    For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
  4. Acts 3:26αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν · Him
    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
  5. Acts 4:1αὐτῶν · [Peter and John]; αὐτοῖς · up to them
    While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  6. Acts 4:2αὐτοὺς · they
    …greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  7. Acts 4:3αὐτοῖς · [Peter and John]
    They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
  8. Acts 4:5αὐτῶν · [the]
    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  9. Acts 4:7αὐτοὺς · [Peter and John]
    They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  10. Acts 4:8αὐτούς · them
    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
  11. Acts 4:13αὐτοὺς · [these men]
    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  12. Acts 4:14αὐτοῖς · them
    And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
  13. Acts 4:15αὐτοὺς · them
    So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
  14. Acts 4:16αὐτῶν · them
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  15. Acts 4:17αὐτοῖς · them
    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
  16. Acts 4:18αὐτοὺς · them in [again]
    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  17. Acts 4:19αὐτούς
    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  18. Acts 4:21αὐτούς; αὐτούς · them
    After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
  19. Acts 4:23αὐτοὺς · them
    On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
  20. Acts 4:24αὐτοῖς · them
    When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
  21. Acts 4:26αὐτὸ; αὐτοῦ · His
    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
  22. Acts 4:29αὐτῶν · their
    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
  23. Acts 4:31αὐτῶν · they
    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
  24. Acts 4:32αὐτῷ · his; αὐτοῖς
    The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
  25. Acts 4:33αὐτούς · them
    With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
  26. Acts 4:34αὐτοῖς · them
    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
  27. Acts 4:37αὐτῷ · he
    …sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  28. Acts 5:1αὐτοῦ · his
    Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
  29. Acts 5:6αὐτὸν · his [body]
    Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
  30. Acts 5:7αὐτοῦ · his
    About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
  31. Acts 5:8αὐτὴν
    “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
  32. Acts 5:9αὐτήν
    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
  33. Acts 5:10αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὴν · her; αὐτῆς · her
    At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  34. Acts 5:13αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοὺς
    Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
  35. Acts 5:15αὐτῶν · of them
    As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
  36. Acts 5:17αὐτῷ
    Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
  37. Acts 5:18αὐτοὺς · them
    …and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  38. Acts 5:19αὐτοὺς
    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
  39. Acts 5:21αὐτῷ; αὐτούς · [the apostles]
    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  40. Acts 5:22αὐτοὺς · them [there]
    But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
  41. Acts 5:24αὐτῶν
    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.