Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

αὐτός

Vocabulary form: 
αὐτός
Definition: 

he, she, it (they, them)

Frequency: 
5,597
GK: 
899
Cognates: 

An autocrat (aujtokrathvV) is a ruling by oneself.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Only trust Him,
only trust Him,
only trust Him now.

Notes: 

We will see in chapter 12 that aujtovV can also mean "self" and "same," which is reflected in most English cognates and derivatives.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” They said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Yes.”
Matthew 13:52 And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house who brings out of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) treasure things new and old.”
Matthew 13:54 And upon arriving at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hometown, he taught them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) synagogue so that they (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) were amazed and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
Matthew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother called Mary, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Matthew 13:56 And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
Matthew 13:57 And they were deeply offended at him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). But Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own household.”
Matthew 13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) unbelief.
Matthew 14:2 And he said to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) servants, “This is John the Baptist; he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) has risen from the dead; and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd)
Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc 3rd), and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother Philip;
Matthew 14:4 because John had been telling him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It is not lawful for you to have her.” (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd)
Matthew 14:5 And though Herod wanted to put him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to death, he feared the people because they considered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to be a prophet.
Matthew 14:7 So he promised with an oath to give her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd) whatever she asked.
Matthew 14:8 Prompted by her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
Matthew 14:11 And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) mother.
Matthew 14:12 John’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples came and took the corpse and buried it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut 3rd); then they went and told Jesus.
Matthew 14:13 Now when Jesus heard about John, he left there by boat to a deserted place to be alone; but when the crowds heard about it, they followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) on foot from the towns.
Matthew 14:14 And when he came ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion on them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and healed their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sick.
Matthew 14:15 When evening came, the disciples approached him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “This is a deserted place and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Matthew 14:16 But Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “They have no need to go away; you give them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) something to eat.”
Matthew 14:17 And they said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.”
Matthew 14:18 And he said, “Bring them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) here to me.”
Matthew 14:22 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to the opposite shore, until he had dismissed the crowds.
Matthew 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), walking on the sea.
Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) walking on the sea, they were frightened and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
Matthew 14:27 But right away Jesus spoke to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid.”
Matthew 14:28 And Peter answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water.”
Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus reached out his hand, took hold of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Matthew 14:32 And when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) got into the boat, the wind died down.
Matthew 14:33 And those in the boat worshiped him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:35 When the men of that place recognized him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they sent word into all the surrounding area and brought to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) all who were sick.
Matthew 14:36 And they begged him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) that they might just touch the fringe of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.
Matthew 15:2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) hands when they eat bread.”
Matthew 15:3 But he answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:6 he need not honor his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) father.’ So you have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) hearts are far from me.
Matthew 15:10 And he called the crowd to him and said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Hear and understand:
Matthew 15:12 Then the disciples came and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what you said?”
Matthew 15:14 Leave them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) be! They are blind guides. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 15:15 Then Peter answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Explain this parable to us.”
Matthew 15:23 But he answered her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd) not a word. And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples came and urged him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “Send her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) away, because she keeps shouting after us.”
Matthew 15:25 Then she came and knelt before him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Lord, help me!”
Matthew 15:27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) masters’ table.”
Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered, saying to her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), “O woman, great is your faith! What you desire will be done for you.” And her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) daughter was healed at once.
Matthew 15:30 And great crowds came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), bringing with them those who were lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others; and they put them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) down at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) feet and he healed them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.”
Matthew 15:33 And the disciples said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Where in such a desolate place could we find enough bread to feed so great a crowd?”
Matthew 15:34 And Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
Matthew 16:1 Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to show them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) a sign from heaven.
Matthew 16:2 And he answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red’;
Matthew 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd) except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) and went away.

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