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

Matthew 13:11 He answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
Matthew 13:12 For to (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) the one (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) in parables, because seeing they do not see and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand.
Matthew 13:14 And in them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled that says: ‘You will surely hear but never understand, and you will surely see but never perceive.
Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd)
Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Matthew 13:20 As for the one who was sown on rocky places, this is the one who hears the message and immediately receives it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) with joy;
Matthew 13:24 Jesus put another parable before them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) field.
Matthew 13:25 But while everyone was sleeping, his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
Matthew 13:27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Why then does it have weeds?’
Matthew 13:28 And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the servants said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), ‘So do you want us to go and gather them?’ (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd)
Matthew 13:29 But he replied, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you uproot the wheat along with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl neut3rd).
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the harvesters, “First gather the weeds and bind them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) into bundles to be burned, then gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
Matthew 13:31 He gave them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) another parable, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) field.
Matthew 13:32 It is the smallest of all the seeds; but when it is grown, it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and nest in its (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg neut3rd) branches.”
Matthew 13:33 He spoke another parable to them: (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and put into three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Matthew 13:34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he told them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) nothing;
Matthew 13:36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sowed them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) is the devil; and the harvest is the end of the age; and the harvesters are the angels.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels, and they will gather out of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) kingdom everything that causes sin and those who break his laws.
Matthew 13:42 And they will throw them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) Father. He who has ears, let him hear!
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and covered up. Then in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Matthew 13:46 and when he found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Matthew 13:50 and cast them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.