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 18:31	Taking the twelve aside, he said to them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd), “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out.
Luke 18:33	Then after scourging him, they will kill him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), but on the third day he will arise again.”
Luke 18:34	But the twelve (autoi \| αὐτοί \| nom pl masc) understood none of these things; in fact, what he said was kept hidden from them (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) and they did not grasp what was being said.
Luke 18:35	As Jesus (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the roadside, asking for alms.
Luke 18:37	They told him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
Luke 18:39	Those who were leading the way began to rebuke him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd) that he should be quiet; but he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc) cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke 18:40	Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) to be brought to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd). When the man (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) had come near, Jesus asked him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd),
Luke 18:42	Jesus said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), “See again! Your faith has saved you.”
Luke 18:43	And immediately he could see again, and began to follow Jesus (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), giving glory to God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.
Luke 19:2	There was a man called by the name of Zacchaeus; he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc) was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
Luke 19:4	So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), for he was about to pass that way.
Luke 19:5	As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay at your house.”
Luke 19:6	So he hurried and climbed down and welcomed him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), rejoicing.
Luke 19:9	Jesus said to him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd), “Today salvation has come to this house, since he (autos \| αὐτός \| nom sg masc) too is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:11	As they (autōn \| αὐτῶν \| gen pl masc3rd) were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) was near Jerusalem, and they (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd) supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
Luke 19:13	So, calling ten of his servants, he gave them (autois \| αὐτοῖς \| dat pl masc3rd) ten minas, and said to them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd), ‘Conduct business until I return.’
Luke 19:14	But his (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) citizens hated him (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) and sent a delegation after him (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd), saying, ‘We do not want this person to rule over us.’
Luke 19:15	When he (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) returned, having acquired royal power, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), that he might know what they had gained by doing business.
Luke 19:17	And he said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, exercise authority over ten cities.’
Luke 19:22	He said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew, did you, that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?
Luke 19:23	Why then did you not put my money in the bank? Then when I returned I could have collected it (auto \| αὐτό \| acc sg neut3rd) with interest.’
Luke 19:24	Then he said to his attendants, ‘Take from him (autou \| αὐτοῦ \| gen sg masc3rd) the mina and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’
Luke 19:25	And they said to him (autō \| αὐτῷ \| dat sg masc3rd), ‘Master, he has ten minas!’
Luke 19:27	But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd), bring them here and slaughter them (autous \| αὐτούς \| acc pl masc3rd) before me.”
Luke 19:30	saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, where, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it (auton \| αὐτόν \| acc sg masc3rd) and bring it here.