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 9:29 Then he touched their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes and said, “According to your faith may it be done to you.”
Matthew 9:30 And their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly charged them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “See that no one knows about this.”
Matthew 9:31 But they went out and spread the news about him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) throughout that entire region.
Matthew 9:32 As they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were going away, others brought to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a man who could not speak and was demon-possessed.
Matthew 9:35 And Jesus went throughout all their cities and towns, teaching in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.
Matthew 9:36 And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:37 Then he said to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples, “The harvest is great but the workers are few;
Matthew 9:38 so pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) harvest.”
Matthew 10:1 Jesus gathered his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) twelve disciples and gave them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) authority over unclean spirits so that they could drive them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, then Andrew his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother;
Matthew 10:4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) as follows: “Do not go among the Gentiles and do not enter any Samaritan town;
Matthew 10:10 or a bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves to be fed.
Matthew 10:11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd) is worthy and stay there until you leave.
Matthew 10:12 And when you enter a house, give it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) your greeting.
Matthew 10:13 If the household is worthy, let your greeting of peace come upon it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd); but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 10:17 And beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts, and they will flog you in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) synagogues;
Matthew 10:18 and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 10:21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against parents and have them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) put to death.
Matthew 10:24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master.
Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) teacher, and the servant as his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they revile the members of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) household!
Matthew 10:26 “Therefore do not be afraid of them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd); for there is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, and hidden that will not be made known.
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl neut3rd) will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Matthew 10:32 So everyone who will acknowledge me before others, I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
Matthew 10:33 but whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father who is in heaven.