Definition
he, she, it; him/her/itself; same
Vocabulary Form
αὐτός, -ή, -ό
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
| John 7:48 | None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), have they? |
| John 7:50 | Nicodemus (he who had earlier come to Jesus) (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), being one of their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) number, put this question to them: (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) |
| John 7:51 | “Surely our law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) and finds out what he is doing, does it?” |
| John 7:52 | They replied to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “You too are not from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet will arise from Galilee.” |
| John 7:53 | Then each one went to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) house, |
| John 8:2 | Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people were coming to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and he sat down and began to teach them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd). |
| John 8:3 | The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and making her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) stand before them, |
| John 8:4 | they said to Jesus (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. |
| John 8:6 | (They said this as a trap, so they could have some basis for accusing him.) (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Jesus bent down and started writing on the ground with his finger. |
| John 8:7 | When they kept on questioning him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), he straightened up and said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “The man among you without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) |
| John 8:10 | Jesus straightened up and said to her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” |
| John 8:12 | Again Jesus spoke to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” |
| John 8:13 | Therefore the Pharisees said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not valid.” |
| John 8:14 | Jesus answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “Even if I am bearing witness about myself, my testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. You, on the other hand, do not know where I come from or where I am going. |
| John 8:19 | Then they began asking him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father also.” |
| John 8:20 | Jesus spoke these words near the treasury as he was teaching in the temple. No one seized him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) because his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hour had not yet come. |
| John 8:21 | Then he said to (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) again, “I am going away, and you will search for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” |
| John 8:23 | He said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. |
| John 8:25 | So they said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Who are you?” Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. |
| John 8:26 | I have many things to say about you by way of judgment; but the one who sent me is truthful, and I say to the world only that which I have heard from him.” (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) |
| John 8:27 | They did not understand that he was speaking to (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) about the Father. |
| John 8:28 | So Jesus said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he. I do nothing on my own, but speak only those things the Father has taught me. |
| John 8:29 | And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) |
| John 8:30 | As he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was saying these things, many came to believe in him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd). |
| John 8:31 | Jesus therefore said to the Jews who had put their trust in him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, |