αὐτός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

αὐτός, -ή, -ό

Definition

he, she, it; him/her/itself; same

Erasmian

Modern

Root

αὐτο

Frequency

5597

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 15:2	And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them!” (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd)
Luke 15:3	So he told them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd) this parable.
Luke 15:4	“Which man among you, who has a hundred sheep, should he lose one of them (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl neut3rd), would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds it (auto \| αὐτό \| acc sg neut3rd)?
Luke 15:5	And when he finds it, would he not place it on his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) shoulders, rejoicing?
Luke 15:6	And when he returns to his house, would he not call together his friends and his neighbors, and say to them (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd), ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost’?
Luke 15:12	The younger of (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) them (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) said to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided the estate between them (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd).
Luke 15:13	Not many days later, the younger son gathered up everything and left for a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) property by living recklessly.
Luke 15:14	When he (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that country, and he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc) began to be in need.
Luke 15:15	So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) into his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) fields to feed pigs.
Luke 15:16	He longed to be fed with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) anything.
Luke 15:18	I will leave this place and go to my father, and I will say to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
Luke 15:20	So he left that place and went to his father. While he (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) was still a long way from home, his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) father saw him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) neck and kissed him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd).
Luke 15:21	And the son said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Luke 15:22	But the father said to his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) servants, ‘Quickly bring out a robe — the best one — and put it on him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), and give him a ring for his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) finger, and sandals for his feet.
Luke 15:25	“Meanwhile his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Luke 15:27	The servant said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, he received him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:28	But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) father came out and began to appeal to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd),
Luke 15:29	but he answered his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disregarded a command of yours, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:30	But when this son of yours came, who has consumed your estate with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd)
Luke 15:31	Then the father said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
Luke 16:1	Then Jesus also said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) that this man was wasting his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) assets.
Luke 16:2	So he called him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) in and said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’
Luke 16:4	I know what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people will welcome me into their (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) homes.’
Luke 16:6	He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he told him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Take your contract, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Luke 16:7	Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He answered, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Take your contract, and write eighty.’