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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 21:36αὐτόν · him
    For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
  2. Acts 21:40αὐτοῦ
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
  3. Acts 22:2αὐτοῖς · them
    When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
  4. Acts 22:13αὐτῇ · that; αὐτόν · him
    …came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
  5. Acts 22:14αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ
    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
  6. Acts 22:15αὐτῷ · His
    You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
  7. Acts 22:16αὐτοῦ · His
    And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
  8. Acts 22:18αὐτὸν · [the Lord]
    …and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
  9. Acts 22:19αὐτοὶ
    ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
  10. Acts 22:20αὐτὸς · I; αὐτόν · him
    And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
  11. Acts 22:22αὐτοῦ · to [Paul]; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτὸν
    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
  12. Acts 22:23αὐτῶν · they
    As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
  13. Acts 22:24αὐτὸν · [Paul]; αὐτὸν · [Paul]; αὐτῷ · against him
    …the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
  14. Acts 22:25αὐτὸν
    But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
  15. Acts 22:27αὐτῷ · to [Paul]
    The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
  16. Acts 22:29αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν · [Paul]; αὐτὸν
    At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
  17. Acts 22:30αὐτόν · him; αὐτούς · them
    The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
  18. Acts 23:2αὐτῷ · [Paul]; αὐτοῦ · him
    At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
  19. Acts 23:3αὐτὸν · him
    Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
  20. Acts 23:7αὐτοῦ · he
    As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
  21. Acts 23:9αὐτῷ · to him
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  22. Acts 23:10αὐτῶν · they; αὐτὸν; αὐτῶν
    The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
  23. Acts 23:11αὐτῷ · [Paul]
    The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
  24. Acts 23:15αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ; αὐτὸν; αὐτόν · him
    Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
  25. Acts 23:17αὐτῷ · him
    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
  26. Acts 23:18αὐτὸν
    So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
  27. Acts 23:19αὐτοῦ · [the young man]
    The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
  28. Acts 23:20αὐτοῦ · him
    He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
  29. Acts 23:21αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῶν; αὐτόν · him
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  30. Acts 23:27αὐτῶν · they
    This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
  31. Acts 23:28αὐτῷ · him
    …and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.