Vocabulary Form
αὐτός, -ή, -ό
Definition

he, she, it; him/her/itself; same

Erasmian
Modern
Root
αὐτο
Frequency
5597
GK
899
Cognates

An autocrat (aujtokrathvV) is a ruling by oneself.

Mnemonic Singing

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

Song
Verse

“αὐτός will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” (Matt 3:11)

Notes

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

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) paths straight.’”
Matthew 3:4 Now John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt about his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) waist; and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) food was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:5 At that time people were going out to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) from Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region along the Jordan,
Matthew 3:6 and they were being baptized by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) in the river Jordan river confessing their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sins.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is greater than I — I am not worthy even to remove his sandals. He (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hand, and he will clean out his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) threshing floor and gather his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan river to be baptized by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
Matthew 3:14 But John tried to prevent him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet do you come to me?”
Matthew 3:15 But Jesus answered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Let it be so now; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc 3rd).
Matthew 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up from the water, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc 3rd).
Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and said, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) into the holy city, placed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) on the pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew 4:6 and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It also stands written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to a very high mountain, and showed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) all the kingdoms of the world and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) splendor;
Matthew 4:9 and he said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Matthew 4:10 Then Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Away with you, Satan! For it stands written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) alone.’”
Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and behold, angels came and began to take care of him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
Matthew 4:16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those living in the region and shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Matthew 4:18 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and Andrew his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Matthew 4:19 And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 4:20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
Matthew 4:21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, in a boat with Zebedee their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) father, preparing their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) nets. And he called to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Matthew 4:22 Immediately they left the boat and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) father and followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).