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

Revelation 22:18 I bear witness to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone should add to them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd), God will add to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) the plagues described in this book;
Revelation 22:19 and if anyone should take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) share from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are described in this book.