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. Hebrews 2:8αὐτῷ; αὐτῷ · to him
    …and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
  2. Hebrews 2:10αὐτῷ · for [God]; αὐτῶν · their
    In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
  3. Hebrews 2:11αὐτοὺς · them
    For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
  4. Hebrews 2:13αὐτῷ · Him
    And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
  5. Hebrews 2:14αὐτὸς · He; αὐτῶν · [humanity]
    Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
  6. Hebrews 2:18αὐτὸς · He Himself
    Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
  7. Hebrews 3:2αὐτὸν · Him; αὐτοῦ · [God’s]
    He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
  8. Hebrews 3:3αὐτόν · [of a house]
    For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
  9. Hebrews 3:5αὐτοῦ · [God’s]
    Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
  10. Hebrews 3:6αὐτοῦ · [God’s]
    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
  11. Hebrews 3:7αὐτοῦ · His
    Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
  12. Hebrews 3:10αὐτοὶ · Their
    Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
  13. Hebrews 3:15αὐτοῦ · His
    As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
  14. Hebrews 3:18αὐτοῦ · His
    And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
  15. Hebrews 4:1αὐτοῦ · His
    Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
  16. Hebrews 4:4αὐτοῦ · His
    For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
  17. Hebrews 4:6αὐτήν · [His rest]
    Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
  18. Hebrews 4:7αὐτοῦ · His
    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
  19. Hebrews 4:8αὐτοὺς
    For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
  20. Hebrews 4:10αὐτοῦ · [God’s]; αὐτὸς; αὐτοῦ · his
    For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
  21. Hebrews 4:11αὐτῷ · same
    Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
  22. Hebrews 4:13αὐτοῦ; αὐτοῦ · of Him
    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  23. Hebrews 5:2αὐτὸς · he himself
    He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
  24. Hebrews 5:3αὐτὴν; αὑτοῦ · his own
    That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
  25. Hebrews 5:5αὐτόν · Him
    So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
  26. Hebrews 5:7αὐτοῦ · [Jesus’]; αὐτὸν · Him
    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  27. Hebrews 5:9αὐτῷ · Him
    And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
  28. Hebrews 6:7αὐτῆς · it
    For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
  29. Hebrews 6:10αὐτοῦ · His
    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  30. Hebrews 6:11αὐτὴν · same
    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
  31. Hebrews 6:16αὐτοῖς
    Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
  32. Hebrews 6:17αὐτοῦ · His
    So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  33. Hebrews 7:1αὐτόν · him
    This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
  34. Hebrews 7:5αὐτῶν · their
    Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
  35. Hebrews 7:6αὐτῶν · [Levi]
    But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
  36. Hebrews 7:10αὐτῷ · Abraham
    For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.
  37. Hebrews 7:11αὐτῆς · this basis
    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
  38. Hebrews 7:18αὐτῆς · it [was]
    So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
  39. Hebrews 7:21αὐτόν · Him
    …but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
  40. Hebrews 7:24αὐτὸν · [Jesus]
    But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
  41. Hebrews 7:25αὐτοῦ · Him
    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.