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

James 4:11 Do not speak against one another, my brothers. Whoever speaks against a brother or judges his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.
James 4:17 So the person who knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) it is sin.
James 5:3 Your gold and your silver have rusted and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) rust will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
James 5:7 Be patient, therefore, dear friends, until the coming of the Lord. Note how the farmer waits for the precious harvest of the earth, being patient for it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) until it receives the early and latter rains.
James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), anointing him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) with oil in the name of the Lord;
James 5:15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) up. And if he has committed sins, he (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) will be forgiven.
James 5:18 Then he prayed again, and the heavens poured down rain and the earth produced its (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) harvest.
James 5:19 My brothers, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone brings him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) back,
James 5:20 he should know that the one who brings a sinner back from the error of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) way will save that (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) person’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:11 trying to discover what time or manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
1 Peter 1:12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering these things (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) that now have been announced to you through those who preached to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things into which angels long to look.
1 Peter 1:15 but, just as the one who called you is holy, so also are you (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) to be holy in all your conduct.
1 Peter 1:21 who through him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) believe in God, who raised him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) from the dead and gave him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter 1:24 For “All flesh is like grass, and all its (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) glory like the flower of grass; the grass dries up and its flower falls;
1 Peter 2:2 like newborn babes, crave the milk that is pure and spiritual, so that by it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg neut3rd) you may grow up to salvation,
1 Peter 2:5 you (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) also, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:6 For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) will never be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, so that you may declare the glorious deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
1 Peter 2:21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving behind for you an example so that you might follow in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) footsteps.
1 Peter 2:22 He did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mouth.
1 Peter 2:24 He himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) bore our sins in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) body on the tree so that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
1 Peter 3:6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) “my lord.” You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not fear any intimidation.
1 Peter 3:11 And let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd).