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 9:41αὐτὴν · her [to them]
    Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
  2. Acts 10:2αὐτοῦ · his
    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
  3. Acts 10:3αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῷ
    One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  4. Acts 10:4αὐτῷ · at him; αὐτῷ
    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
  5. Acts 10:7αὐτῷ · to him; αὐτῷ
    When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
  6. Acts 10:8αὐτοῖς; αὐτοὺς · them
    He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
  7. Acts 10:10αὐτῶν · [while]; αὐτὸν · he
    He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
  8. Acts 10:13αὐτόν · him
    Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
  9. Acts 10:15αὐτόν · him
    The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
  10. Acts 10:19αὐτῷ · to him
    As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
  11. Acts 10:20αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτούς · them
    So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
  12. Acts 10:22αὐτοῦ · his
    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
  13. Acts 10:23αὐτοὺς; αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτῷ
    So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
  14. Acts 10:24αὐτοὺς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
  15. Acts 10:25αὐτῷ · him
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  16. Acts 10:26αὐτὸν; αὐτὸς · myself
    But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
  17. Acts 10:27αὐτῷ · him
    As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
  18. Acts 10:28αὐτούς · them
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  19. Acts 10:35αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτῷ
    …but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
  20. Acts 10:38αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · Him
    …how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  21. Acts 10:40αὐτὸν · Him
    God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
  22. Acts 10:41αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτὸν · He
    …not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
  23. Acts 10:43αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτόν · Him
    All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
  24. Acts 10:46αὐτῶν · them
    For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
  25. Acts 10:48αὐτοὺς; αὐτὸν · him
    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
  26. Acts 11:2αὐτὸν · him
    So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
  27. Acts 11:3αὐτοῖς · them
    …and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
  28. Acts 11:4αὐτοῖς · to them
    But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
  29. Acts 11:12αὐτοῖς · them
    The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
  30. Acts 11:13αὐτοῦ · his
    He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
  31. Acts 11:15αὐτοὺς · them
    As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
  32. Acts 11:17αὐτοῖς · them
    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
  33. Acts 11:20αὐτῶν · them
    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
  34. Acts 11:21αὐτῶν · them
    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
  35. Acts 11:22αὐτῶν · this
    When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.