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 25:16 The one who had received five talents went immediately and put his (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl neut3rd) money to work and gained another five.
Matthew 25:18 But the servant who had received the one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master’s money.
Matthew 25:19 Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd).
Matthew 25:21 His (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 25:23 His (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 25:26 But his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
Matthew 25:28 So take the talent away from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
Matthew 25:29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) glory, and all the angels with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), then he will sit on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) glorious throne.
Matthew 25:32 All the nations will be gathered before him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), and he will separate the people (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
Matthew 25:33 and he will place the sheep on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right, and the goats on the left.
Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:37 Then the righteous will answer him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
Matthew 25:40 And the King will answer them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Matthew 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed ones, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels.
Matthew 25:44 Then they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not help you?’
Matthew 25:45 Then he will answer them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’
Matthew 26:1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples,
Matthew 26:7 a woman came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume that she poured over his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head as he reclined at table.
Matthew 26:10 But aware of this, Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Why are you causing trouble for the woman? For she has done a kind thing to me.
Matthew 26:13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed throughout the world, what she has done will also be recounted as her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) memorial to me.”
Matthew 26:15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I betray him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to you?” And they agreed to pay him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) thirty silver coins.
Matthew 26:16 So from then on he watched for an opportunity to betray Jesus (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Matthew 26:18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand. I will be keeping the Passover at your house with my disciples.”’”
Matthew 26:19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and made preparations for the Passover.