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
| 1 John 4:4 | Little children, you have been born of God and have overcome them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd), because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. |
| 1 John 4:5 | They (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) are of the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd). |
| 1 John 4:9 | By this the love of God is revealed to us: that God has sent his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). |
| 1 John 4:10 | In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) loved us and sent his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Son as a propitiation for our sins. |
| 1 John 4:12 | No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) love has achieved its goal in us. |
| 1 John 4:13 | By this we know that we abide in God (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) in us: because he has given us of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Spirit. |
| 1 John 4:15 | If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) in God. |
| 1 John 4:16 | And we have come to know and to trust the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd). |
| 1 John 4:19 | We love because he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) first loved us. |
| 1 John 4:20 | If someone says, “I love God,” yet hates his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
| 1 John 4:21 | And the commandment we have from him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) is this: the one who loves God must also love his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother. |
| 1 John 5:1 | Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) child. |
| 1 John 5:2 | By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) commandments. |
| 1 John 5:3 | For this is the love of God: that we keep his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) commandments. And his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) commandments are not burdensome, |
| 1 John 5:9 | If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Son. |
| 1 John 5:10 | The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Son. |
| 1 John 5:11 | And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Son. |
| 1 John 5:14 | And this is the confidence we have as we approach him: (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) that if we ask anything according to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) will, he hears us. |
| 1 John 5:15 | And if we know that he hears us regarding whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). |
| 1 John 5:16 | If someone sees his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he should ask and God will give him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) life — to those whose sins do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that he should pray about that. |
| 1 John 5:18 | We know that everyone who has been born of God does not continue to sin, but the one who was born of God protects him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and the evil one will not harm him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). |
| 1 John 5:20 | And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life. |
| 2 John 1:1 | The elder to the elect lady and her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all who know the truth), |
| 2 John 1:6 | And this is love: that we walk according to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd). |
| 2 John 1:10 | If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) into your house or give him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) any greeting, |
| 2 John 1:11 | for the one who gives him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a greeting becomes a partner in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) evil deeds. |
| 3 John 1:9 | I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be in charge, does not acknowledge our authority. |
| 3 John 1:10 | For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with that, he (autos | αὐτός | nom sg masc) refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church. |
| 3 John 1:12 | Everyone has testified favorably regarding Demetrius, and so has the truth itself (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem). And we testify for him as well, and you know that our testimony is true. |
| Jude 1:7 | Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, which indulged in sexual immorality in the same way as the angels and pursued unnatural desire, are exhibited as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. |
| Jude 1:11 | Woe to them! (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) For they take the way of Cain, and abandon themselves to the error of Balaam for the sake of gain, and perish in the rebellion of Korah. |
| Jude 1:14 | It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) holy ones |
| Jude 1:15 | to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) ungodly acts that they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) |
| Jude 1:16 | These people are grumblers, malcontents who follow their sinful desires; their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) speech is arrogant, they flatter others to gain advantage. |
| Jude 1:24 | Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) glorious presence without blame and with great joy — |
| Revelation 1:1 | The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) to show to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angel to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) servant John, |
| Revelation 1:3 | Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and those who hear and keep what is written in it (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), for the time is near. |
| Revelation 1:4 | John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) throne, |
| Revelation 1:5 | and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the world. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) blood |
| Revelation 1:6 | and has made us a kingdom, priests to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) God and Father, to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. |
| Revelation 1:7 | Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), even those who pierced him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd); and all the tribes of earth will wail on account of him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd). So shall it be! Amen. |
| Revelation 1:14 | His (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) head and his hair were white, like white wool, like snow, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) eyes were like a flame of fire. |
| Revelation 1:15 | His (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) voice was like the roar of many waters. |
| Revelation 1:16 | In his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right hand he held seven stars, from his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) face was shining like the sun at full (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) strength. |
| Revelation 1:17 | And when I saw him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), I fell at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) feet as though dead. And he laid his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear! I am the First and the Last, |
| Revelation 2:1 | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say: |
| Revelation 2:2 | I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and that you cannot put up with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles (but are not) and found them (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) to be false. |
| Revelation 2:5 | Therefore remember from where you have fallen; repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) place, unless you repent. |
| Revelation 2:7 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
| Revelation 2:16 | Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you without delay and will fight against them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) with the sword of my mouth. |
Mnemonics
autos mnemonic
|Ow, Taws!| Mom, |he| hit |himself| with the |same| brick again!