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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 26:18αὐτῶν · their; αὐτοὺς · they
    …to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
  2. Acts 26:24αὐτοῦ · of [Paul’s]
    At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
  3. Acts 26:26αὐτὸν · his [notice]
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  4. Acts 26:30αὐτοῖς · them
    Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
  5. Acts 27:6αὐτό · [board]
    There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
  6. Acts 27:8αὐτὴν
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  7. Acts 27:10αὐτοῖς
    “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
  8. Acts 27:14αὐτῆς · [the island]
    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
  9. Acts 27:21αὐτῶν
    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
  10. Acts 27:27αὐτοῖς · they
    On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
  11. Acts 27:32αὐτὴν · it
    So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
  12. Acts 27:36αὐτοὶ · themselves
    They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
  13. Acts 27:43αὐτοὺς · their
    But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
  14. Acts 28:3αὐτοῦ · his
    Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
  15. Acts 28:4αὐτοῦ · his
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  16. Acts 28:6αὐτὸν · him; αὐτῶν; αὐτὸν · him; αὐτὸν · he
    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
  17. Acts 28:8αὐτῷ · on him; αὐτόν · [the man]
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  18. Acts 28:14αὐτοῖς · them
    There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
  19. Acts 28:16αὐτὸν · him
    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
  20. Acts 28:17αὐτὸν · he; αὐτῶν · they; αὐτούς · them
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
  21. Acts 28:21αὐτὸν
    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
  22. Acts 28:23αὐτῷ · to [meet with Paul]; αὐτὸν; αὐτοὺς · them
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  23. Acts 28:27αὐτῶν · their; αὐτούς · them
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  24. Acts 28:28αὐτοὶ · they
    Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
  25. Acts 28:30αὐτόν · him
    Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
  26. Romans 1:2αὐτοῦ · His
    …the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
  27. Romans 1:3αὐτοῦ · His
    …regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  28. Romans 1:5αὐτοῦ · His
    Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  29. Romans 1:9αὐτοῦ · His
    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  30. Romans 1:17αὐτῷ · [the gospel]
    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  31. Romans 1:19αὐτοῖς · them; αὐτοῖς · to them
    For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
  32. Romans 1:20αὐτοῦ · [God’s]; αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοὺς · [men]
    For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
  33. Romans 1:21αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · in their
    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
  34. Romans 1:24αὐτοὺς; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · of their
    Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.