====== αὐτός ======
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Meaning
  * He, she, it
  * Himself, herself, itself
  * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

===== Core uses =====

| Function | English Equivalent | Typical Translation | Example (Greek)  | Example (English) |
| **Personal Pronoun**  | he / she / it / they  | Refers to someone or something | εἶπεν αὐτός | "He said" |
| **Intensive Pronoun** | himself / herself / itself / themselves | Emphasizes the subject | ὁ Ἰησοῦς αὐτός | "Jesus himself" |
| **Identical / Same** | same | Indicates identity  | ὁ αὐτὸς ἄνθρωπος | "the same man" |

===== Grammatical forms =====

αὐτός declines for gender, number, and case, just like adjectives.

==== Masculine ====

| Case       | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | αὐτός    | αὐτοί  |
| Genitive   | αὐτοῦ    | αὐτῶν  |
| Dative     | αὐτῷ     | αὐτοῖς |
| Accusative | αὐτόν    | αὐτούς |

==== Feminine ====

| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | αὐτή     | αὐταί  |
| Genitive   | αὐτῆς    | αὐτῶν  |
| Dative     | αὐτῇ     | αὐταῖς |
| Accusative | αὐτήν    | αὐτάς  |

==== Neuter ====

| Case       | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | αὐτό     | αὐτά   |
| Genitive   | αὐτοῦ    | αὐτῶν  |
| Dative     | αὐτῷ     | αὐτοῖς |
| Accusative | αὐτό     | αὐτά   |

===== Three key syntactical positions =====

Greek word order often determines meaning when αὐτός appears with a noun:

| Position | Structure | Meaning |
| **Predicate Position (no article before αὐτός)** | αὐτὸς ὁ βασιλεύς | **intensive** → "the king himself" |
| **Attributive Position (between article and noun)** | ὁ αὐτὸς βασιλεύς | **identical** → "the same king" | 
| **Substantive Use (no noun)**  | αὐτός ἐστιν | **personal pronoun** → "he is" |