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 27:22 Pilate said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” With one voice they shouted, “Let him be crucified!”
Matthew 27:25 And all the people answered, saying, “Let his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) blood be on us and on our children!”
Matthew 27:26 Then he released Barabbas for them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), but he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.
Matthew 27:27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the entire garrison around him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Matthew 27:28 They stripped him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and put a scarlet cloak on him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd);
Matthew 27:29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head. They put a staff in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right hand, and kneeling before him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) they mocked him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
Matthew 27:30 And they spat on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and took the staff and kept beating him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) over the head.
Matthew 27:31 And when they finished mocking him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), they stripped him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) of the cloak and put his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) clothes back on and led him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) away to crucify him.
Matthew 27:32 As they were going out, they came across a man named Simon, from Cyrene. This man they conscripted to carry the cross.
Matthew 27:34 they gave him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) wine mixed with gall to drink; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
Matthew 27:35 And when they had crucified him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they divided his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) clothes among them by casting lots.
Matthew 27:36 Then they sat down and kept watch over him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) there.
Matthew 27:37 And above his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head they put the charge against him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), which read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
Matthew 27:38 Then two robbers were crucified with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), one on his right and one on his left.
Matthew 27:39 And those who passed by derided him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), wagging their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) heads
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him! (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)
Matthew 27:43 He has put his trust in God; let God rescue him now if he wants him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd); for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Matthew 27:44 And the robbers who were crucified with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) were taunting him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in the same (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut) way.
Matthew 27:48 And one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) at once ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to drink.
Matthew 27:49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)
Matthew 27:53 After his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many.
Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what was happening, they were terrified, and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:55 And looking on from a distance were many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) needs.
Matthew 27:57 Toward sunset, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was also a disciple of Jesus.
Matthew 27:59 And Joseph took the body, wrapped it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) in a clean linen shroud,