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αὐτός

It/s/He

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αὐτός G846

Pronunciation autós

What does αὐτός (autós) mean in the Bible?

αὐτός (autós) is a Greek word meaning "it/s/he". αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron.

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Meaning

it/s/he

Extended definition

In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.

determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399).

1Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); __(1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; MM, see word); __(2) emphatic, he, she, it (M, Pr., 86; Bl., §48, 1, 2, 7), Mat.1:21, 12:50, Luk.6:35, al.; pointing to some one as master (cl.), Mat.8:24, Mrk.4:38, al.; αὐ., καὶ αὐ. = οὗτος, ὁ δε (BL, §48, 1), Mat.14:2, Mrk.14:15, 44, Luk.1:22, 2:28, al.

2In oblique cases (cl.), for the simple pron. of 3rd of person(s), he, she, it, Mat.7:9, 10:12, 26:44, al.; with ptcp. in genitive absol., Mat.9:18, Mrk.13:1, al. (for irreg. constructions, V. Bl., §74, 5); pleonastically after the relative (cf. Heb. אֲשֶׁר לוֹ; WM, 184ff.; Bl., §50, 4; MM, see word), Mrk.7:25, Rev.3:8, 7:2, al.; in constr. ad sensum, without proper subject expressly indicated, Mat.4:23, Act.8:5, 2Co.2:13, al.; genitive αὐτοῦ = ἐκείνου, Rom.11:11, 1Th.2:19, Tit.3:5, Heb.2:4.

3ὁ, ἡ, τὸ αὐ., the same: Heb.1:12, 13:8; τὸ αὐ., ποιεῖν, Mat.5:46, 47, al.; φρονεῖν, Rom.12:16, 15:5, Php.2:2, al.; τὰ αὐ., Act.15:27, Rom.2:1, al.; κατὰ τὸ (τὰ) αὐ. (MM, see word), Act.14:1, Luk.6:23, al.; ἐπὶ τὸ αὐ., together (MM, see word), Mat.22:34, Act.1:15, al.; ἓν κ. τὸ αὐ., 1Co.11:5, 12:11; with dative (cl.), 1Co.11:5; with a noun, λόγος, Mrk.14:39; μέτρος, Php.1:30; πνεῦμα, 1Co.12:4.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:21 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 11:14 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 14:2 · Matt 16:20 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 26:48 · Matt 27:57 · Mark 1:8 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 3:13 · Mark 4:27 162×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:4 · Matt 5:5 · Matt 5:6 · Matt 5:7 · Matt 5:8 · Matt 5:9 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 20:10 · Matt 23:4 · Matt 25:44 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 7:36 · Luke 2:50 · Luke 6:11 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 11:4 86×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 10:12 · Luke 1:36 · Luke 2:37 · Luke 7:12 · Luke 8:42 · Rom 8:21 · Rom 16:2 · 1 Cor 11:14 · Rev 18:6 9×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 10:12 · 1 Cor 12:5 · 1 Cor 12:6 · Heb 1:12 · Heb 13:8 5×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 11:5 · 1 Cor 12:4 · 1 Cor 12:11 · 2 Cor 3:14 · 2 Cor 7:11 5×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 8:16 · Rom 8:26 · 1 Cor 3:13 3×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 5:36 1×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 15:39 1×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 2:22 1358×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 1:21 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 4:23 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:7 · Matt 6:14 508×

Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 the same autós

expressing unity and agreement, the same thing or mind among believers

Ephesians 2:14-18 himself autós

emphatic pronoun highlighting Christ as the agent making peace and unity

Luke 17:11-19 he/him autós

third person pronoun in narrative, referring to the one leper who returned to give thanks

Ephesians 5:22-33 himself autós

emphatic reflexive use showing Christ's self-giving love as a model for relationships

Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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