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αὐτός
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 | personal pronoun → “he / she / it” | αὐτός ἐστιν | “He is” |
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