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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 23:28αὐτῶν · their
    …and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
  2. Acts 23:29αὐτῶν · their [own]
    I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
  3. Acts 23:30αὐτὸν · him
    When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
  4. Acts 23:31αὐτοῖς
    So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
  5. Acts 23:32αὐτῷ · him
    The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
  6. Acts 23:33αὐτῷ · to him
    When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
  7. Acts 23:35αὐτόν · [Paul]
    …he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
  8. Acts 24:2αὐτοῦ · [Paul]
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  9. Acts 24:8αὐτὸς · yourself; αὐτοῦ · [against] him
    By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
  10. Acts 24:10αὐτῷ · for [Paul]
    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
  11. Acts 24:15αὐτοὶ · they
    …and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
  12. Acts 24:16αὐτὸς · I
    In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
  13. Acts 24:20αὐτοὶ · for themselves
    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
  14. Acts 24:21αὐτοῖς · their [presence]
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
  15. Acts 24:22αὐτοὺς
    Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
  16. Acts 24:23αὐτὸν; αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτῷ · to his [needs]
    He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
  17. Acts 24:24αὐτοῦ · him
    After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
  18. Acts 24:25αὐτοῦ · [Paul]
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  19. Acts 24:26αὐτῷ · him; αὐτὸν · [Paul]; αὐτῷ · with him
    At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
  20. Acts 25:2αὐτῷ; αὐτὸν · [Festus]
    …where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
  21. Acts 25:3αὐτοῦ · [Paul]; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸν · him
    …to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
  22. Acts 25:5αὐτοῦ · him [there]
    So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
  23. Acts 25:6αὐτοῖς · them
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  24. Acts 25:7αὐτοῦ · [Paul]; αὐτὸν · him
    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
  25. Acts 25:11αὐτοῖς · to them
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  26. Acts 25:15αὐτοῦ · him
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  27. Acts 25:17αὐτῶν · they
    So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
  28. Acts 25:19αὐτὸν · him
    They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
  29. Acts 25:21αὐτὸν; αὐτὸν · he; αὐτὸν · him
    But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
  30. Acts 25:22αὐτὸς · myself; αὐτοῦ · him
    Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
  31. Acts 25:24αὐτὸν
    Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
  32. Acts 25:25αὐτὸν · he; αὐτοῦ
    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
  33. Acts 25:26αὐτὸν · him
    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
  34. Acts 25:27αὐτοῦ · him
    For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
  35. Acts 26:10αὐτῶν · [when] they
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  36. Acts 26:11αὐτοὺς; αὐτοῖς · against them
    I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.