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

Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:23 So Jesus, when he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as it was thought) of Joseph, the son of Helix,
Luke 4:2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, so when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) were completed he was hungry.
Luke 4:3 The devil said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”
Luke 4:5 Then he led him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) up and showed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luke 4:6 The devil said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “To you I will give all this authority and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire, I give it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd).
Luke 4:8 But Jesus answered, him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) only shall you serve.’”
Luke 4:9 Then he took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
Luke 4:10 for it is written, ‘To his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels he will give orders concerning you, to protect you,’
Luke 4:12 But Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It has been said, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Luke 4:13 And when he had completed every kind of temptation, the devil departed from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) until a more favorable time.
Luke 4:14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) spread throughout the whole countryside.
Luke 4:15 He (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was teaching in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) synagogues, being praised by everyone.
Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth where he had been brought up and, as was his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) custom on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read.
Luke 4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), and when he had unrolled the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:20 When he had rolled the scroll and given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
Luke 4:21 And he set about telling them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.”
Luke 4:22 They were all bearing witness to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mouth. Then they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Luke 4:23 And he said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard happened in Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.”
Luke 4:24 And he said, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hometown.
Luke 4:26 and to none of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) was Elijah sent, only to Zarephath, in the territory of Sidon, to a widow woman.
Luke 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) was cleansed, only Naaman, the Syrian.”
Luke 4:29 They rose up, drove him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out of the town, and took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to a cliff of the hill on which their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) town was built, so that they could cast him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) down.
Luke 4:30 But he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) passed through their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst and went on his way.