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. Acts 8:33αὐτοῦ · He; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
  2. Acts 8:35αὐτοῦ; αὐτῷ
    Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
  3. Acts 8:38αὐτόν · him
    And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
  4. Acts 8:39αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · on his
    When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
  5. Acts 8:40αὐτὸν · he
    But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
  6. Acts 9:2αὐτοῦ
    …and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  7. Acts 9:3αὐτὸν · [Saul]; αὐτὸν · him
    As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
  8. Acts 9:4αὐτῷ · to him
    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  9. Acts 9:7αὐτῷ · [Saul]
    The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
  10. Acts 9:8αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν
    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  11. Acts 9:10αὐτὸν · him
    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
  12. Acts 9:11αὐτόν · him
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  13. Acts 9:12αὐτῷ · on him
    In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
  14. Acts 9:15αὐτὸν
    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  15. Acts 9:16αὐτῷ · him; αὐτὸν · he
    I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
  16. Acts 9:17αὐτὸν · [Saul]
    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
  17. Acts 9:18αὐτοῦ · [Saul’s]
    At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
  18. Acts 9:21αὐτοὺς · them
    All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
  19. Acts 9:23αὐτόν · him
    After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
  20. Acts 9:24αὐτῶν · their; αὐτὸν · him
    …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  21. Acts 9:25αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν
    One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
  22. Acts 9:26αὐτόν · him
    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
  23. Acts 9:27αὐτὸν; αὐτοῖς; αὐτῷ · to him
    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
  24. Acts 9:28αὐτῶν · them
    So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
  25. Acts 9:29αὐτόν · him
    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
  26. Acts 9:30αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν
    When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
  27. Acts 9:34αὐτῷ · to him
    “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
  28. Acts 9:35αὐτὸν · him
    …and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
  29. Acts 9:37αὐτὴν · [and]; αὐτὴν
    At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
  30. Acts 9:38αὐτῇ · [there]; αὐτὸν · him
    Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
  31. Acts 9:39αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτῷ · him; αὐτῶν · them
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  32. Acts 9:40αὐτῆς · her
    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  33. Acts 9:41αὐτῇ · her; αὐτήν
    Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.