For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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αὐτός
Vocabulary form:
aujtovV, -hv, -ov
Definition:
he, she, it; him/her/itself; same
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
5,597
GK:
899
Root:
aujto
Cognates:
An autocrat (aujtokrathvV) is a ruling by oneself.
Mnemonic Singing:
Only trust Him,
only trust Him,
only trust Him now.
Verse:
“αὐτός will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” (Matt 3:11)
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
| Matthew 1:2 | Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc) brothers, |
| Matthew 1:11 | Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc) brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon. |
| Matthew 1:18 | Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: When his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc) mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, before they (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc) had come together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. |
| Matthew 1:19 | Because her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem) husband Joseph was a just man and unwilling to disgrace her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem) in public, he planned to release her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem) quietly. |
| Matthew 1:20 | But as he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc) pondered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc) him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc) in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem) is by the Holy Spirit. |
| Matthew 1:21 | And she will bear a son, and you are to name him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc) Jesus, for he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) will save his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) people from their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sins.” |
| Matthew 1:23 | “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son, and they shall name him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Emmanuel,” which translated means “God is with us.” |
| Matthew 1:24 | When Joseph arose from sleep, he did what the angel of the Lord had told him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), he took her as his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife, |
| Matthew 1:25 | but he had no marital relations with her (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) until she had given birth to a son; and he named him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Jesus. |
| Matthew 2:2 | saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) star at its rising and have come to worship him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 2:3 | Now when king Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd); |
| Matthew 2:4 | and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) where the Messiah was to be born. |
| Matthew 2:5 | They told him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: |
| Matthew 2:7 | Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) exactly what time the star had appeared. |
| Matthew 2:8 | Then he sent them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, report back to me, so that I also may go and worship him.” (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 2:9 | And having listened to the king, they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising went before them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) until it stopped over the place where the child was. |
| Matthew 2:11 | Upon entering the house they saw the child with Mary his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother, and falling to their knees they worshiped him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). Then opening their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) treasure chests, they presented him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) with gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. |
| Matthew 2:12 | And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) own (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) country by another way. |
| Matthew 2:13 | After they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Rise, take the child and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) |
| Matthew 2:14 | So he got up, took the child and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother by night, and left for Egypt, |
| Matthew 2:16 | Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious; and he sent and killed all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men. |
| Matthew 2:18 | “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.” |
| Matthew 2:20 | saying, “Rise, take the child and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.” |
| Matthew 2:21 | So Joseph got up, took the child and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mother, and went into the land of Israel. |
| Matthew 2:22 | But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he went into the region of Galilee. |
| Matthew 3:3 | For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) paths straight.’” |
| Matthew 3:4 | Now John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt about his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) waist; and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) food was locusts and wild honey. |
| Matthew 3:5 | At that time people were going out to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) from Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region along the Jordan, |
| Matthew 3:6 | and they were being baptized by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) in the river Jordan river confessing their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) sins. |
| Matthew 3:7 | But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? |
| Matthew 3:11 | “I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is greater than I — I am not worthy even to remove his sandals. He (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. |
| Matthew 3:12 | His winnowing fork is in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) hand, and he will clean out his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) threshing floor and gather his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” |
| Matthew 3:13 | Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan river to be baptized by him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 3:14 | But John tried to prevent him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet do you come to me?” |
| Matthew 3:15 | But Jesus answered him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), “Let it be so now; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc 3rd). |
| Matthew 3:16 | And when Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up from the water, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc 3rd). |
| Matthew 4:3 | And the tempter came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and said, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” |
| Matthew 4:5 | Then the devil took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) into the holy city, placed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) on the pinnacle of the temple, |
| Matthew 4:6 | and said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” |
| Matthew 4:7 | Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It also stands written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” |
| Matthew 4:8 | Again, the devil took him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to a very high mountain, and showed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) all the kingdoms of the world and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) splendor; |
| Matthew 4:9 | and he said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” |
| Matthew 4:10 | Then Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Away with you, Satan! For it stands written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) alone.’” |
| Matthew 4:11 | Then the devil left him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and behold, angels came and began to take care of him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 4:16 | the people living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those living in the region and shadow of death, a light has dawned.” |
| Matthew 4:18 | As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and Andrew his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. |
| Matthew 4:19 | And he said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” |
| Matthew 4:20 | Immediately they left their nets and followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 4:21 | And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, in a boat with Zebedee their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) father, preparing their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) nets. And he called to them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd). |
| Matthew 4:22 | Immediately they left the boat and their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) father and followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). |
Mnemonics
autos mnemonic
|Ow, Taws!| Mom, |he| hit |himself| with the |same| brick again!