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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,590 total
  1. Romans 1:24αὐτοῖς · [one another]
    Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
  2. Romans 1:26αὐτοὺς; αὐτῶν · their
    For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
  3. Romans 1:27αὐτῶν; αὐτῶν · their
    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
  4. Romans 1:28αὐτοὺς
    Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  5. Romans 1:32αὐτὰ · these things
    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  6. Romans 2:1αὐτὰ · same things
    You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
  7. Romans 2:3αὐτά
    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  8. Romans 2:4αὐτοῦ · His
    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  9. Romans 2:6αὐτοῦ · his
    God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  10. Romans 2:15αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their
    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
  11. Romans 2:26αὐτοῦ · his
    If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
  12. Romans 3:3αὐτῶν · {Will} their
    What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
  13. Romans 3:7αὐτοῦ · of His
    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
  14. Romans 3:13αὐτῶν · Their; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their
    “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
  15. Romans 3:15αὐτῶν · Their
    “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
  16. Romans 3:16αὐτῶν · their
    …ruin and misery lie in their wake,
  17. Romans 3:18αὐτῶν · their
    “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
  18. Romans 3:20αὐτοῦ
    Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
  19. Romans 3:24αὐτοῦ · His
    …and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  20. Romans 3:25αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
  21. Romans 3:26αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν
    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
  22. Romans 4:3αὐτῷ · to him
    For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  23. Romans 4:5αὐτοῦ · his
    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  24. Romans 4:11αὐτὸν · he; αὐτοῖς · to them
    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  25. Romans 4:13αὐτοῦ · his; αὐτὸν · he
    For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  26. Romans 4:18αὐτὸν
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  27. Romans 4:22αὐτῷ · to him
    This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  28. Romans 4:23αὐτὸν · [Abraham]; αὐτῷ · to him
    Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
  29. Romans 5:9αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · Him
    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  30. Romans 5:10αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτοῦ · His
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  31. Romans 6:2αὐτῇ · it
    Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
  32. Romans 6:3αὐτοῦ · His
    Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
  33. Romans 6:4αὐτῷ · with Him
    We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
  34. Romans 6:5αὐτοῦ · His
    For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
  35. Romans 6:8αὐτῷ · Him
    Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
  36. Romans 6:9αὐτοῦ · Him
    For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
  37. Romans 6:12αὐτοῦ · its
    Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
  38. Romans 7:3αὐτὴν · [and]
    So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.