Vocabulary Form
αὐτός, -ή, -ό
Definition

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

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.

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

Philemon 1:17 So then if you regard me as a partner, welcome him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) as you would me.
Hebrews 1:3 This Son is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) nature, and although sustaining all there is by the word of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) power, yet made purification for sins, and then sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 1:4 having been exalted as far above the angels as the name he inherited is more noble than theirs (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a father, and he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) shall be to me a son”?
Hebrews 1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd)
Hebrews 1:7 Regarding the angels he says, “He makes his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels winds, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) ministers a flame of fire.”
Hebrews 1:11 They (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) will perish; but you continue. And all of them like a garment will wear out,
Hebrews 1:12 like a robe you will fold them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) up, like a garment they will also be changed. But you are the same (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc), and your years will never end.”
Hebrews 2:4 while God supported their testimony by signs and wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) will.
Hebrews 2:6 But someone has testified somewhere, “What is man that you take thought for him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), or the son of man, that you care for him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)?
Hebrews 2:7 You made him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) for a little while lower than the angels; you crowned him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) with glory and honor,
Hebrews 2:8 You put everything in subjection under his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), he left nothing outside his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) control. But in fact we do not yet see everything under his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) control.
Hebrews 2:10 For it was appropriate that God (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the champion of their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) salvation perfect through suffering.
Hebrews 2:11 For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one origin. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) brothers,
Hebrews 2:13 And again, “I will put my trust in him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) And again, “Here I am and the children whom God has given me.”
Hebrews 2:14 Therefore since the children share in blood and flesh, he himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) also, in the same way, shared the same (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl neut) things so that by his death he might destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
Hebrews 2:18 For because he himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) suffered when tempted, he is able to come to the aid of those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 3:2 was faithful to the one who appointed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in all his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) house, as Moses also was.
Hebrews 3:3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Hebrews 3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) household as a servant, bearing witness to those things that would be spoken later,
Hebrews 3:6 but Christ is faithful as the Son, presiding over God’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) household, and we are his household if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
Hebrews 3:7 Therefore just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) voice,
Hebrews 3:10 for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation and said, ‘They are always going astray in their hearts, and they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) have not known my ways.’
Hebrews 3:15 As it is said, “Today, if you hear his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”
Hebrews 3:18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) rest, except those who had refused to obey?