αὐτός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

αὐτός

Definition

he, she, it (they, them)

Erasmian

Modern

Frequency

5597

899

Cognates

An autocrat (aujtokrathvV) is a ruling by oneself.

Mnemonic Singing

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

Song

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

Luke 10:40	But Martha was distracted by a lot of preparation. She burst in and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her (autē \| αὐτῇ \| dat sg fem3rd) then to help me.”
Luke 10:41	But in answer the Lord said to her (autē \| αὐτῇ \| dat sg fem3rd), “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,
Luke 10:42	but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the most important thing, which will not be taken away from her.” (autēs \| αὐτῆς \| gen sg fem3rd)
Luke 11:1	Jesus (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) was praying in a certain place, and when he finished one of his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) disciples said to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) disciples.”
Luke 11:2	He said to them (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd), “When you pray, say: ‘Father, may your name be held in honor; may your reign begin.
Luke 11:4	and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves (autoi \| αὐτοί \| nom pl masc) forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us into a time of trial.’”
Luke 11:5	He said to them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd), “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) at midnight and say to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Luke 11:6	since a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I do not have anything to set before him’ (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd);
Luke 11:8	I say to you, even though he will not get up and give him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) anything because he is his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) friend, yet because of the prospect of being put to shame he (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) will get up and give him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) as much as he needs.
Luke 11:11	What father among you, should his son ask for a fish, will instead of a fish, give him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) a snake?
Luke 11:12	Or should he ask for an egg, will give him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) a scorpion?
Luke 11:13	If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd)
Luke 11:14	One day Jesus was casting out a demon that (auto \| αὐτό \| nom sg neut) was mute. When the demon came out, the speechless man spoke and the people were amazed.
Luke 11:15	But some of them (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he casts out demons!”
Luke 11:16	Others, to test him, kept demanding from him (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:17	But he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc), knowing their (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) thoughts, said to them (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd), “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against a house falls.
Luke 11:18	And if Satan also has been divided against himself, how will his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) kingdom stand? For you say that by Beelzebul I cast out demons.
Luke 11:19	And if by Beelzebul I cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they (autoi \| αὐτοί \| nom pl masc) will be your judges.
Luke 11:21	“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) goods are secured;
Luke 11:22	but when one stronger than he (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) attacks him and overpowers him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), he takes away his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) armor in which he has placed his trust and divides up spoil.
Luke 11:27	While he (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), “Blessed is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that nursed you!”
Luke 11:28	But he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc) said, “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Luke 11:29	As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it (autē \| αὐτῇ \| dat sg fem3rd) except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 11:31	The queen of the South will rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd), because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:32	The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it (autēn \| αὐτήν \| acc sg fem3rd), because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.