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

Mark 7:25 But immediately after hearing of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) feet.
Mark 7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. She begged Jesus (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to drive out the demon from her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) daughter.
Mark 7:27 He said to her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), “Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Mark 7:28 But she answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Lord, even the dogs under the table feed from the children’s crumbs.”
Mark 7:29 And he said to her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), “Because of this reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”
Mark 7:30 And when she arrived at her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) house, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having departed.
Mark 7:32 And they brought to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a deaf man who could hardly speak, and they begged him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to lay his hand on him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
Mark 7:33 Taking him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) aside from the crowd privately, Jesus put his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) fingers into the man’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) ears, and after spitting, he touched his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) tongue.
Mark 7:34 Looking up to heaven, he gave a deep sigh and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened”).
Mark 7:35 And immediately the man’s (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) ears were opened, that which bound his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) tongue was loosened, and he began to speak clearly.
Mark 7:36 Jesus ordered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) to tell no one, but the more he ordered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), the more they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) spread the news.
Mark 8:1 In those days, when once again a large crowd had gathered and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd),
Mark 8:3 If I send them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) homes without food, they will faint from exhaustion on the way; and some of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) have come from a distance.”
Mark 8:4 And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “From what source can anyone feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?”
Mark 8:5 And he asked them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
Mark 8:6 So he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and gave them to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples to distribute. So they distributed the bread to the crowd.
Mark 8:7 They also had a few small fish. Blessing these (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd), Jesus told them to distribute these as well.
Mark 8:9 There were about four thousand present, and he sent them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) on their way.
Mark 8:10 And immediately he got into the boat with his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Mark 8:11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), seeking from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) a sign from heaven, testing him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Mark 8:12 Sighing deeply in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) spirit, he said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Mark 8:13 Then he left them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), got into the boat again, and crossed to the other side.
Mark 8:15 And Jesus began to admonish them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!”
Mark 8:17 Jesus, aware of this, said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have hardened hearts?
Mark 8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said “Twelve.”