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 24:30 When he (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) was reclining at the table with them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd).
Luke 24:31 At this point their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes were opened, and they recognized him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd). Then he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) vanished from their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sight.
Luke 24:33 So they got up that very (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) hour and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the eleven and those with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) gathered together,
Luke 24:35 Then the two (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) explained what had happened on the road, and how Jesus had been made known to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) in the breaking of the bread.
Luke 24:36 While they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were saying these things, Jesus himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) stood in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst and said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Peace to you.”
Luke 24:38 And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Why are you so troubled and why are doubts arising in your hearts?
Luke 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc). Touch me and see, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
Luke 24:40 When he had said this, he showed them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) his hands and his feet.
Luke 24:41 While they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) still could not believe it for joy and were continuing to marvel, he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Have you anything to eat here?”
Luke 24:42 They gave him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a piece of broiled fish,
Luke 24:43 and he took it and ate in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) presence.
Luke 24:44 Then he said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms about me must be fulfilled.”
Luke 24:45 Then he opened their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) minds so they could understand the scriptures,
Luke 24:46 and said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day,
Luke 24:47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Luke 24:50 Then he led them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hands he blessed them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Luke 24:51 While he (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) was blessing them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), he departed from them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) and was carried up into heaven.
Luke 24:52 And they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) worshiped him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
John 1:3 All things were created by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), and apart from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) not a single thing was created that has been created.
John 1:4 In him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) was life, and that life was the light of men.
John 1:5 The light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has not understood it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd).
John 1:6 There came on the scene a man sent from God, whose (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) name was John.
John 1:7 He came as a witness to bear testimony about the light so that everyone might believe through him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was created by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), but the world did not know him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
John 1:11 He came to that which was his own, but his own people did not accept him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).