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

Acts 15:39 There arose a sharp disagreement, so that they (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) parted from one another. Barnabas took Mark and sailed off to Cyprus,
Acts 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), so he took him and circumcised him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) father was a Greek.
Acts 16:4 As they went through the cities, they delivered to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) for observance the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
Acts 16:7 And when they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd),
Acts 16:9 And a vision in the night appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
Acts 16:10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we tried to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd).
Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
Acts 16:16 Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, met us. She brought great profit to her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) masters by fortune-telling.
Acts 16:18 And this she kept doing for many days. But Paul became annoyed, and turning to the spirit, said, “I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) And it came out that very (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) hour.
Acts 16:19 When her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) owners saw that their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
Acts 16:20 And when they had brought them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city
Acts 16:22 The crowd joined in attacking them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), and the magistrates tore the clothes off them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) and gave orders to beat them with rods.
Acts 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes on them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) securely,
Acts 16:24 who, having received such a charge, put them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) into the inner prison and fastened their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd).
Acts 16:30 Then he brought them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) outside and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16:32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), along with all who were in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) house.
Acts 16:33 And taking them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) in that hour of the night, he washed their wounds; then he was baptized at once, he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) and all his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) family.
Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) up into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having placed his faith in God along with his entire household.
Acts 16:37 But Paul said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now would they send us away in secret? No indeed! They themselves (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) must come and escort us out.”
Acts 16:39 So they came and spoke to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) in a friendly manner; and having taken them out, they asked them to leave the city.
Acts 17:2 And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) and for three Sabbath days he reasoned with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) from the Scriptures,
Acts 17:4 And some of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) were persuaded and cast their lot with Paul and Silas, both a great number of devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
Acts 17:5 But the Jews, moved by envy, recruited certain wicked men of the marketplace and, forming a mob, they set the city in an uproar. They attacked the house of Jason, trying to bring them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) out to the people.
Acts 17:6 But when they could not find them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), they dragged Jason and some fellow believers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too,
Acts 17:9 And when they had taken bail from Jason and the others, they let them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) go.
Acts 17:12 So many of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) believed, with not a few prominent Greek women and men.
Acts 17:15 Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) as soon as possible, they left.
Acts 17:16 Now while Paul was waiting for them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) at Athens, his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) spirit was stirred up within him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) on seeing the city full of idols.
Acts 17:18 Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), and some were asking, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange gods,” for he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:19 And they took hold of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what is this new teaching being presented by you?
Acts 17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands,
Acts 17:25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) gives to all life and breath and everything.
Acts 17:26 And he made from one man every race of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted epochs and the fixed boundaries of the places where they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) would live,
Acts 17:27 that they should seek God, if perhaps that they might grope for him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and find him, though indeed he is not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:28 ‘For in him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) we live and move about and exist,’ as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’
Acts 17:31 because he has appointed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, having provided proof to all by raising him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) from the dead.”
Acts 17:33 So Paul departed from their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) midst.
Acts 17:34 But some men joined him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and believed; among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd).
Acts 18:2 And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife Priscilla because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome, he approached them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd),
Acts 18:3 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
Acts 18:6 But when they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), “Your blood be on your own head! I am guiltless. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Acts 18:8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) entire household; and many of the Corinthians upon hearing about it, believed and were baptized.
Acts 18:11 So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching among them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) the word of God.
Acts 18:12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) before the tribunal,
Acts 18:15 But if the questions are about a word and names and your own law, see to it yourselves (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc). I do not wish to be a judge of these matters.”
Acts 18:16 And he drove them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) from the tribunal.
Acts 18:18 Paul, after remaining there for a number of days, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria, and with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) were Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his head shaved, for he had taken a vow.
Acts 18:19 And they went to Ephesus, and he left them there but he himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts 18:20 When they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) asked him to stay a longer time, he would not consent

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