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 19:31 If someone asks you why are you untying it, you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd)
Luke 19:32 Those who were sent away left and found everything just as he has described it to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd).
Luke 19:33 As they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were untying the colt, its (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) owners asked them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Why are you untying the colt?”
Luke 19:34 And they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.” (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd)
Luke 19:35 Then they brought it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to Jesus, and throwing their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) cloaks onto the colt, they put Jesus on it.
Luke 19:36 And as he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) rode along, they spread their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) cloaks on the road.
Luke 19:37 As he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was already approaching to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
Luke 19:39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
Luke 19:41 As Jesus drew near and saw the city, he wept over it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd),
Luke 19:46 saying to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) a den of robbers.”
Luke 19:47 He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd),
Luke 19:48 but they could not find what they might do, because all the people were hanging on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) words.
Luke 20:1 One day, as Jesus (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, along with the elders, came up
Luke 20:2 and spoke to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things; or who it is who gave you this authority?”
Luke 20:3 He answered, saying to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “I will also ask you a question, and you must give me the answer:
Luke 20:5 They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd)
Luke 20:8 Then Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Luke 20:9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to tenants; then he went away for quite some time.
Luke 20:10 When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants so that they might give him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and sent him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) away empty-handed.
Luke 20:14 When the tenants saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), so that the inheritance may be ours.’
Luke 20:15 And they threw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd)?
Luke 20:17 But looking straight at them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) he said, “What then is this that is written: “The stone that the builders rejected — this one became the head of the corner’?
Luke 20:18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken into pieces, and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd)
Luke 20:19 The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) at that (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) very hour, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), but they feared the people.
Luke 20:20 So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous so they could catch him in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) word, and in this way deliver him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.