αὐτός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

αὐτός, -ή, -ό

Definition

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

Erasmian

Modern

Root

αὐτο

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

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 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),