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 23:49 And all who knew Jesus (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), including the women who had followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) from Galilee, were standing at a distance, watching these things.
Luke 23:51 (He had not agreed with their decision or their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) action.) He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God.
Luke 23:53 then taking it down, he wrapped it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) in a linen cloth, and laid him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had yet been laid.
Luke 23:55 The women who had come with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) from Galilee followed along behind and saw the tomb, and how his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) body was laid in it
Luke 24:4 It happened that, while they (autas | αὐτάς | acc pl fem3rd) were wondering about this, suddenly two men stood beside them (autais | αὐταῖς | dat pl fem3rd) dressed in dazzling attire.
Luke 24:5 The women (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them (autas | αὐτάς | acc pl fem3rd), “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Luke 24:8 Then they remembered his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) words.
Luke 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them (autais | αὐταῖς | dat pl fem3rd). They kept telling these things to the apostles,
Luke 24:11 but these words seemed like nonsense to them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), and they did not believe them (autais | αὐταῖς | dat pl fem3rd).
Luke 24:13 Now on that same (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) day two of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were on their way to a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, Emmaus by name.
Luke 24:14 And they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) were talking with one another about all these things that had taken place.
Luke 24:15 While they (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) were talking and debating these things, it happened that Jesus himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) drew near and walked along with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd),
Luke 24:16 but their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes were kept from recognizing him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Luke 24:17 He asked them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “What are these matters you are discussing with each other as you walk along?” They came to a stop, looking sad.
Luke 24:18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered, him, saying “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
Luke 24:19 And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “What things?” They answered him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
Luke 24:20 that our chief priests and rulers delivered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) up to be condemned to death and crucified him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Luke 24:21 But we had hoped that he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.
Luke 24:23 and not finding his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that he (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) was alive.
Luke 24:24 Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) they did not see.”
Luke 24:25 So he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) glory?”
Luke 24:27 Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) the things written about himself in all the Scriptures.
Luke 24:28 When they drew near to the village to which they were going, he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) made as though he was going farther,
Luke 24:29 but they urged him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” So he went in to stay with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd).