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

Acts 12:8 And the angel said to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Wrap your cloak around yourself and follow me.”
Acts 12:10 When they had passed the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which of its own accord opened for them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel left him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
Acts 12:11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 12:13 And when he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Acts 12:15 They said to her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd), “You are out of your mind.” But she insisted that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angel!”
Acts 12:16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened, they saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and were astonished.
Acts 12:17 But Peter motioned to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) with his hand to be silent, and he related how the Lord had brought him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
Acts 12:19 And after Herod searched for him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
Acts 12:20 Now Herod was very angry with the Tyrinians and the Sidonians, and with one accord they came to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and when they had persuaded Blastus, who was in charge of the bed-chamber of the king, they asked for peace because their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) country’s food-supply was provided by the king’s country.
Acts 12:21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and delivered an oration to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Acts 12:23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Acts 13:2 While they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were performing their service to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd)
Acts 13:3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and sent them off.
Acts 13:4 So they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc), being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts 13:8 But Elymas the magician (for that is the way his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) name is translated) opposed them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
Acts 13:9 But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)
Acts 13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately fell upon him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 13:13 Then Paul and those with him put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga of Pamphylia. John, however, left them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) and returned to Jerusalem;
Acts 13:14 but they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) went on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. On the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), saying, “My brothers, if there is any among you with a word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
Acts 13:17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt; then with uplifted arm he led them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) out of it (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd).
Acts 13:18 And for about forty years he put up with their (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) ways in the wilderness.
Acts 13:19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl neut3rd) land as an inheritance.
Acts 13:21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
Acts 13:22 After removing him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), he raised up David to be their (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) king, of whom he said by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do everything I want him to.’