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 26:56 | But all this has happened that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then the disciples all deserted him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and ran away. |
| Matthew 26:58 | And Peter followed him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) at a distance, up to the courtyard of the high priest; then going inside he sat down with the guards to see what would happen. |
| Matthew 26:59 | Now the ruling priests and the entire Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to death, |
| Matthew 26:62 | And the high priest stood up and said “Have you no answer to the charge these men are bringing against you?” |
| Matthew 26:63 | But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “I put you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” |
| Matthew 26:64 | Jesus said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “It is as you have said. Yet I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of The Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” |
| Matthew 26:65 | Then the high priest tore his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy. |
| Matthew 26:67 | Then they spat in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) face and struck him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd); and some slapped him, |
| Matthew 26:69 | Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a servant girl came up to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and said, “You too were with Jesus of Galilee.” |
| Matthew 26:71 | Then he went out into the gateway, where another servant girl saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.” |
| Matthew 26:73 | And after a little while those standing around came up to Peter and said, “Surely you too are one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), for the way you talk makes it clear.” |
| Matthew 27:1 | Early in the morning, all the ruling priests and the elders of the people laid plans against Jesus, how they might put him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to death. |
| Matthew 27:2 | And when they had bound him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they led him away and turned him over to Pilate the governor. |
| Matthew 27:3 | Then when Judas, his (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and brought the thirty silver coins back to the ruling priests and elders, |
| Matthew 27:6 | But the ruling priests, picking up the coins, said, “It is not lawful to put these (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) into the treasury, since it is blood money.” |
| Matthew 27:7 | So they consulted with one another and with the money (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl neut3rd) bought the potter’s field as a place to bury foreigners. |
| Matthew 27:10 | and they gave them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) for the potter’s field as the Lord directed me.” |
| Matthew 27:11 | Then Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” |
| Matthew 27:12 | But when he (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) was accused by the ruling priests and elders, he gave no answer. |
| Matthew 27:13 | Then Pilate said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “Do you not hear how many accusations they are bringing against you?” |
| Matthew 27:14 | But Jesus refused to answer even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly astonished. |
| Matthew 27:17 | So when the crowd (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) had gathered, Pilate said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Which one do you want me to release for you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?” |
| Matthew 27:18 | For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) over. |
| Matthew 27:19 | But while Pilate (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was sitting on the judgment seat, his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife sent him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; for I have suffered many things in a dream today on account of him.” (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 27:21 | Once again the governor asked them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” |
| Matthew 27:22 | Pilate said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” With one voice they shouted, “Let him be crucified!” |
| Matthew 27:25 | And all the people answered, saying, “Let his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) blood be on us and on our children!” |
| Matthew 27:26 | Then he released Barabbas for them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), but he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified. |
| Matthew 27:27 | Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the entire garrison around him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 27:28 | They stripped him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and put a scarlet cloak on him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd); |
| Matthew 27:29 | and twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head. They put a staff in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right hand, and kneeling before him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) they mocked him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” |
| Matthew 27:30 | And they spat on him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and took the staff and kept beating him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) over the head. |
| Matthew 27:31 | And when they finished mocking him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), they stripped him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) of the cloak and put his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) own (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) clothes back on and led him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) away to crucify him. |
| Matthew 27:32 | As they were going out, they came across a man named Simon, from Cyrene. This man they conscripted to carry the cross. |
| Matthew 27:34 | they gave him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) wine mixed with gall to drink; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. |
| Matthew 27:35 | And when they had crucified him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), they divided his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) clothes among them by casting lots. |
| Matthew 27:36 | Then they sat down and kept watch over him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) there. |
| Matthew 27:37 | And above his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head they put the charge against him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), which read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” |
| Matthew 27:38 | Then two robbers were crucified with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), one on his right and one on his left. |
| Matthew 27:39 | And those who passed by derided him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), wagging their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) heads |
| Matthew 27:42 | “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him! (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 27:43 | He has put his trust in God; let God rescue him now if he wants him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd); for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” |
| Matthew 27:44 | And the robbers who were crucified with him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) were taunting him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in the same (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut) way. |
| Matthew 27:48 | And one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) at once ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) to drink. |
| Matthew 27:49 | But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 27:53 | After his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. |
| Matthew 27:54 | When the centurion and those with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd), who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what was happening, they were terrified, and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” |
| Matthew 27:55 | And looking on from a distance were many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) needs. |
| Matthew 27:57 | Toward sunset, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) was also a disciple of Jesus. |
| Matthew 27:59 | And Joseph took the body, wrapped it (auto | αὐτό | acc sg neut3rd) in a clean linen shroud, |
Mnemonics
autos mnemonic
|Ow, Taws!| Mom, |he| hit |himself| with the |same| brick again!