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. Romans 7:11αὐτῆς · [the commandment]
    For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
  2. Romans 7:17αὐτὸ · it
    In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
  3. Romans 7:20αὐτὸ · it
    And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
  4. Romans 7:25αὐτὸς
    Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
  5. Romans 8:9αὐτοῦ · to [Christ]
    You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
  6. Romans 8:11αὐτοῦ · His
    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
  7. Romans 8:16αὐτὸ · Himself
    The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  8. Romans 8:21αὐτὴ · itself
    …that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
  9. Romans 8:23αὐτοὶ · ourselves; αὐτοὶ · inwardly
    Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
  10. Romans 8:26αὐτὸ · Himself
    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
  11. Romans 8:29αὐτοῦ · His; αὐτὸν · He
    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  12. Romans 8:32αὐτόν · Him up; αὐτῷ · Him
    He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  13. Romans 9:3αὐτὸς · I myself
    For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
  14. Romans 9:12αὐτῇ · she
    …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  15. Romans 9:17αὐτὸ · this very
    For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
  16. Romans 9:19αὐτοῦ · His
    One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
  17. Romans 9:21αὐτοῦ · same
    Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
  18. Romans 9:22αὐτοῦ · His
    What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
  19. Romans 9:23αὐτοῦ · His
    What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
  20. Romans 9:26αὐτοῖς · to them
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  21. Romans 9:33αὐτῷ · Him
    …as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  22. Romans 10:1αὐτῶν · [the Israelites]
    Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
  23. Romans 10:2αὐτοῖς · about them
    For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
  24. Romans 10:5αὐτὰ · these things; αὐτῇ · them
    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  25. Romans 10:9αὐτὸν · Him
    …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  26. Romans 10:11αὐτῷ · Him
    It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  27. Romans 10:12αὐτὸς · same; αὐτόν · on Him
    For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
  28. Romans 10:18αὐτῶν · Their; αὐτῶν · their
    But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
  29. Romans 11:1αὐτοῦ · His
    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
  30. Romans 11:2αὐτοῦ · His
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  31. Romans 11:4αὐτῷ · to him
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  32. Romans 11:8αὐτοῖς · them
    …as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
  33. Romans 11:9αὐτῶν · {May} their; αὐτοῖς · to them
    And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
  34. Romans 11:10αὐτῶν · {May} their; αὐτῶν · their
    May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
  35. Romans 11:11αὐτῶν · their; αὐτούς
    I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
  36. Romans 11:12αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · their; αὐτῶν · {will} their
    But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
  37. Romans 11:14αὐτῶν · them
    …in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  38. Romans 11:15αὐτῶν · their
    For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
  39. Romans 11:17αὐτοῖς · [the others]
    Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,