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 16:6 Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Matthew 16:13 Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Matthew 16:15 He said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “But you, who do you say that I am?”
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus responded, saying to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.
Matthew 16:18 And I say to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd).
Matthew 16:20 Then he ordered his disciples to tell no one that he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was the Messiah
Matthew 16:21 From that time Jesus began to explain to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples that he (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and ruling priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) aside and began to rebuke him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.”
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples, “If anyone resolves to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:25 For whoever resolves to save his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) life will lose it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd); but whoever loses his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) life for my sake will find it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd).
Matthew 16:26 For what advantage will there be for a person if he gains the whole world yet forfeits his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) life?
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man is to come in the glory of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Father with his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels, and then he will repay each person according to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) conduct.
Matthew 16:28 I tell you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) kingdom.
Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, and led them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) up a very high mountain by themselves.
Matthew 17:2 And he was transfigured before them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) face shone like the sun, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) clothes became white as light.
Matthew 17:3 Suddenly there appeared to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) Moses and Elijah, talking with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
Matthew 17:5 While he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!” (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd)
Matthew 17:6 And when the disciples heard this, they were overcome with fear and fell face down (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) on the ground.
Matthew 17:7 But Jesus came over and touched them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
Matthew 17:8 And when they raised their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc) alone.
Matthew 17:9 And as they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Matthew 17:10 And the disciples asked him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Matthew 17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), but did to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man will suffer at their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) hands.”
Matthew 17:13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) about John the Baptist.
Matthew 17:14 When they returned to the crowd, a man approached Jesus (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), knelt before him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd),
Matthew 17:16 And I brought him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to your disciples but they could not heal him.” (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)
Matthew 17:17 Jesus answered, saying, unbelieving and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) here to me.”
Matthew 17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd); and the boy was healed at once.
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) out?”
Matthew 17:20 He said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:22 While they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were still together in Galilee, Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,
Matthew 17:23 and they will kill him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were greatly distressed.
Matthew 17:24 And when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) arrived at Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
Matthew 17:25 “Yes,” he answered. And when he went into the house, Jesus spoke to Peter (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes — from their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sons or from outsiders?”
Matthew 17:26 And when he answered, “From outsiders,” Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Then the sons are exempt.
Matthew 17:27 But lest we offend them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) for the two of us.”
Matthew 18:2 Jesus invited a child to come to him, and placing him (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst,
Matthew 18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) to have a large millstone hung around his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) neck and be drowned far out at sea.
Matthew 18:8 “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire.
Matthew 18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl neut3rd) goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the slopes and go in search of the one that has wandered off?
Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd), I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg neut3rd) more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:15 “If your brother sins, go and point out his (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
Matthew 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, you are to treat him as a pagan and a tax collector.
Matthew 18:19 “Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth are in agreement about anything whatever you may ask, it will be done for you (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) by my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst.”
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and said, “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Matthew 18:22 Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to settle accounts with his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) servants.

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