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 22:22 | When they heard this they were astonished, so they left him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) and went away. |
| Matthew 22:23 | same That same day the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) and posed a question. |
| Matthew 22:24 | They said, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother.’ |
| Matthew 22:25 | Now there were seven brothers among us; the first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) wife to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) brother. |
| Matthew 22:28 | Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.” (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) |
| Matthew 22:29 | Jesus answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “You are mistaken, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. |
| Matthew 22:33 | And when the crowd heard this, they were astounded at his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) teaching. |
| Matthew 22:34 | Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they met together |
| Matthew 22:35 | and one of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd), an expert in the law, wanted to test him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd), and asked, |
| Matthew 22:37 | And he said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ |
| Matthew 22:39 | And a second is like it (autē | αὐτῇ | dat sg fem3rd), ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
| Matthew 22:41 | Now while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus put this question to them: (autous | αὐτούς | acc pl masc3rd) |
| Matthew 22:42 | “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd), “David’s.” |
| Matthew 22:43 | He said to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), “How then does David in the Spirit call him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) ‘Lord,’ saying, |
| Matthew 22:45 | If therefore David calls him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) ‘Lord,’ how can he be his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) son?” |
| Matthew 22:46 | And no one was able to answer him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) a word, nor did anyone dare to question him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) any more from that day on. |
| Matthew 23:1 | Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples, |
| Matthew 23:3 | Therefore put into practice and continue to do whatever they tell you; but do not imitate what they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) do, for they teach but do not practice. |
| Matthew 23:4 | For they tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves (autoi | αὐτοί | nom pl masc) are not willing to move them (auta | αὐτά | acc pl neut3rd) with their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) finger. |
| Matthew 23:5 | They do all their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) deeds to be seen by others: they make their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) phylacteries broad and their tassels long, |
| Matthew 23:15 | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over land and sea to gain a single convert; and when he becomes one, you make him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
| Matthew 23:18 | And you say, ‘If someone swears by the altar it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gift that is on it (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg neut), he is bound by his oath.’ |
| Matthew 23:20 | So the one who swears by the altar, swears not only by it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg neut3rd) but by everything on it (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg neut3rd). |
| Matthew 23:21 | And the one who swears by the temple, swears not only by it (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) but by the one who dwells there (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 23:22 | And the one who swears by heaven, swears not only by the throne of God but by the one who sits on it (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd). |
| Matthew 23:26 | You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that its (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg neut3rd) outside may become clean too. |
| Matthew 23:30 | and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ |
| Matthew 23:34 | Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl masc3rd) you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, |
| Matthew 23:37 | “Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! (autēn | αὐτήν | acc sg fem3rd) How often have I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! |
| Matthew 24:1 | When Jesus had left the temple and was walking away, his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) disciples came up to call his (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) attention to the buildings of the temple. |
| Matthew 24:2 | And he responded to (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “You see all these things, do you not? I tell you the truth, not even one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.” |
| Matthew 24:3 | And when he (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him (autō | αὐτῷ | dat sg masc3rd) privately, saying, “Tell us, when are these things to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?” |
| Matthew 24:4 | And Jesus answered them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd), saying, “Take care that no one leads you astray. |
| Matthew 24:17 | the one on the housetop must not go down to gather up what is in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) house, |
| Matthew 24:18 | and the one in the field must not go back to pick up his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) coat. |
| Matthew 24:29 | “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) light, and the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. |
| Matthew 24:31 | And he will send his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. |
| Matthew 24:32 | “Learn this parable from the fig tree: as soon as its (autēs | αὐτῆς | gen sg fem3rd) branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. |
| Matthew 24:43 | But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) house to be broken into. |
| Matthew 24:45 | “Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) household to give other (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd) servants their food at the proper time? |
| Matthew 24:46 | Blessed is that servant whom his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) master will find so doing when he returns. |
| Matthew 24:47 | I tell you the truth, he will put that (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) servant (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in charge of all his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) possessions. |
| Matthew 24:48 | But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) heart, ‘My master is slow to return,’ |
| Matthew 24:49 | and begins to beat his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards; |
| Matthew 24:51 | and will cut him (auton | αὐτόν | acc sg masc3rd) in pieces and assign him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| Matthew 25:2 | Now five of them (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) were foolish and five were wise. |
| Matthew 25:3 | For when the foolish took their (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) torches, they did not take oil with them. |
| Matthew 25:6 | But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) |
| Matthew 25:10 | And while they (autōn | αὐτῶν | gen pl fem3rd) were away buying it, the bridegroom came and the virgins who were ready went in with him (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. |
| Matthew 25:14 | “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man about to leave on a long trip, who called in his servants and entrusted his (autou | αὐτοῦ | gen sg masc3rd) money to them (autois | αὐτοῖς | dat pl masc3rd). |
Mnemonics
autos mnemonic
|Ow, Taws!| Mom, |he| hit |himself| with the |same| brick again!