Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

αὐτός

Vocabulary form: 
αὐτός
Definition: 

he, she, it (they, them)

Frequency: 
5,597
GK: 
899
Cognates: 

An autocrat (aujtokrathvV) is a ruling by oneself.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Only trust Him,
only trust Him,
only trust Him now.

Notes: 

We will see in chapter 12 that aujtovV can also mean "self" and "same," which is reflected in most English cognates and derivatives.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 2:38 At that very (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) hour she came up and began to give thanks to God and continued to speak of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) to all who were waiting expectantly for the redemption of Israel.
Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd).
Luke 2:41 Now his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) parents went year by year to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover
Luke 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) went up according to the custom of the feast
Luke 2:43 and had completed the days, as they (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) parents did not know it.
Luke 2:44 Thinking him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to be in the caravan, they went a day’s journey, but then began looking for him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) among their relatives and acquaintances.
Luke 2:45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd).
Luke 2:46 Then after three days they found him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in the temple, seated in the midst of the teachers, listening to them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) and asking them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) questions.
Luke 2:47 And all who heard him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) were amazed at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) understanding and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) answers.
Luke 2:48 And when they saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they were astounded, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother said to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Child, why did you treat us like this? Look, your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.”
Luke 2:49 And he said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not know that I would have to be in my Father’s house?”
Luke 2:50 But they (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) did not understand the saying that he spoke to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd).
Luke 2:51 Then he went down with them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd). And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother treasured all that was said in her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) heart.
Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governing Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee and Philip his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make the paths straight for him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd).
Luke 3:7 So he said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Luke 3:10 The crowds asked him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) saying, “What, then, shall we do?”
Luke 3:11 And he would answer, saying to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “He who has two tunics, let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let him do the same.”
Luke 3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized and they said to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Teacher, what should we do?”
Luke 3:13 And he said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Collect no more than what has been prescribed for you.”
Luke 3:14 Soldiers were also questioning him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Do not extort money from anyone, or accuse them falsely; and be content with your wages.”
Luke 3:15 Since the people were filled with anticipation and all were questioning in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) hearts about John (“Could he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) perhaps be the Messiah?”)
Luke 3:16 John gave an answer to all, saying, “I indeed baptize you with water, but there is coming one who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to untie the thong of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) sandals. He (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) it is who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Luke 3:17 His winnowing fork is in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hand, to clear his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Luke 3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) concerning Herodias, the wife of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, and concerning all the evil things which Herod had done,
Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:23 So Jesus, when he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as it was thought) of Joseph, the son of Helix,
Luke 4:2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, so when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) were completed he was hungry.
Luke 4:3 The devil said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”
Luke 4:5 Then he led him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) up and showed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luke 4:6 The devil said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “To you I will give all this authority and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire, I give it (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd).
Luke 4:8 But Jesus answered, him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) only shall you serve.’”
Luke 4:9 Then he took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
Luke 4:10 for it is written, ‘To his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels he will give orders concerning you, to protect you,’
Luke 4:12 But Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It has been said, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Luke 4:13 And when he had completed every kind of temptation, the devil departed from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) until a more favorable time.
Luke 4:14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) spread throughout the whole countryside.
Luke 4:15 He (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was teaching in their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) synagogues, being praised by everyone.
Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth where he had been brought up and, as was his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) custom on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read.
Luke 4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), and when he had unrolled the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:20 When he had rolled the scroll and given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd).
Luke 4:21 And he set about telling them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.”
Luke 4:22 They were all bearing witness to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mouth. Then they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Luke 4:23 And he said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard happened in Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.”
Luke 4:24 And he said, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hometown.
Luke 4:26 and to none of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) was Elijah sent, only to Zarephath, in the territory of Sidon, to a widow woman.
Luke 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) was cleansed, only Naaman, the Syrian.”
Luke 4:29 They rose up, drove him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out of the town, and took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to a cliff of the hill on which their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) town was built, so that they could cast him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) down.
Luke 4:30 But he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) passed through their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst and went on his way.

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