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 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.