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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. Matthew 13:28αὐτῷ · him; αὐτά
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  2. Matthew 13:29αὐτοῖς · them
    ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
  3. Matthew 13:30αὐτὰ · them; αὐτά
    Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
  4. Matthew 13:31αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
  5. Matthew 13:32αὐτοῦ · its
    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
  6. Matthew 13:33αὐτοῖς · them
    He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  7. Matthew 13:34αὐτοῖς
    Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
  8. Matthew 13:36αὐτῷ · to Him; αὐτοῦ · His
    Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
  9. Matthew 13:39αὐτά · them
    …and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  10. Matthew 13:41αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
  11. Matthew 13:42αὐτοὺς · them
    And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  12. Matthew 13:43αὐτῶν · their
    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  13. Matthew 13:44αὐτοῦ
    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
  14. Matthew 13:46αὐτόν · it
    When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
  15. Matthew 13:50αὐτοὺς · them
    …and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  16. Matthew 13:51αὐτῷ
    Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
  17. Matthew 13:52αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῦ · his
    Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
  18. Matthew 13:54αὐτοῦ · His hometown; αὐτοὺς · [the people]; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοὺς · they
    Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
  19. Matthew 13:55αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
  20. Matthew 13:56αὐτοῦ · His
    Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
  21. Matthew 13:57αὐτῷ · Him; αὐτοῖς · to them; αὐτοῦ · his own
    And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
  22. Matthew 13:58αὐτῶν · their
    And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
  23. Matthew 14:2αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸς · he; αὐτῷ · him
    …and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  24. Matthew 14:3αὐτὸν · him; αὐτοῦ · his
    Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  25. Matthew 14:4αὐτῷ · him; αὐτήν · her
    …because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
  26. Matthew 14:5αὐτὸν · [John]; αὐτὸν · [John]
    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
  27. Matthew 14:7αὐτῇ · to her
    …so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
  28. Matthew 14:8αὐτῆς · her
    Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
  29. Matthew 14:11αὐτοῦ · [John’s]; αὐτῆς · her
    John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
  30. Matthew 14:12αὐτοῦ · [John’s]; αὐτόν · it
    Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
  31. Matthew 14:13αὐτῷ · Him
    When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.