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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. Acts 5:25αὐτοῖς
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  2. Acts 5:26αὐτούς · [the apostles]
    At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
  3. Acts 5:27αὐτοὺς; αὐτοὺς · them
    They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
  4. Acts 5:31αὐτοῦ · His
    God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
  5. Acts 5:32αὐτῷ · Him
    We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  6. Acts 5:33αὐτούς
    When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
  7. Acts 5:35αὐτούς
    “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
  8. Acts 5:36αὐτῷ
    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  9. Acts 5:37αὐτοῦ · him; αὐτῷ
    After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
  10. Acts 5:38αὐτούς
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  11. Acts 5:39αὐτούς · them
    But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
  12. Acts 5:40αὐτῷ · to [Gamaliel]
    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
  13. Acts 6:1αὐτῶν · their
    In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
  14. Acts 6:6αὐτοῖς · on them
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  15. Acts 6:11αὐτοῦ · [Stephen]
    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
  16. Acts 6:12αὐτὸν · him
    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  17. Acts 6:14αὐτοῦ · him
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  18. Acts 6:15αὐτὸν · [Stephen]; αὐτοῦ · his
    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
  19. Acts 7:2αὐτὸν · he
    And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
  20. Acts 7:3αὐτόν · him
    …and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
  21. Acts 7:4αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν · him
    So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
  22. Acts 7:5αὐτῷ · him; αὐτῇ · [here]; αὐτῷ · to [Abraham]; αὐτὴν · of [the land]; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτόν; αὐτῷ
    He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
  23. Acts 7:6αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸ
    God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  24. Acts 7:8αὐτῷ · [Abraham]; αὐτὸν · him
    Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
  25. Acts 7:9αὐτοῦ · him
    Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
  26. Acts 7:10αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῷ · [Joseph]; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · his
    …and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
  27. Acts 7:13αὐτοῦ · his
    On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
  28. Acts 7:14αὐτοῦ · his
    Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
  29. Acts 7:15αὐτὸς · he
    So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
  30. Acts 7:19αὐτῶν · their
    He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
  31. Acts 7:21αὐτοῦ · he; αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν
    When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
  32. Acts 7:22αὐτοῦ
    So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.