αὐτοῦ

autou

his

from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.

G846

Mark 10:45 · Word #16

Lexicon G846

Lemmaαὐτός
Transliterationautós
Strong'sG846
In-contexthis
Literalof-him

Morphology PRO.P 3P GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.P — Personal Pronoun — Refers to persons
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaαὐτός
Strong'sG846

SIBI-P1 G846-12

of him (the same one)

Rootαὐτός (autos)
Core Meaningsself, same, he, she, it, very one
Semantic Rangeof him, his, belonging to him, from him, concerning him, of the same one, his own (contextually)
Conceptual SignificanceAs a third-person pronoun, αὐτοῦ functions to maintain continuity of reference and emphasize identity. Its root sense of “self” or “same” can heighten emphasis, underscoring personal possession, direct involvement, or the specific identity of the one spoken about within the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesGr,RP,,,3GMS = personal/reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, masculine, singular. Genitive case expresses possession, source, association, or description.
Rendering RationaleThe form αὐτοῦ is genitive masculine singular, indicating possession, source, or relation: “of him.” The added nuance "the same one" reflects the core sense of αὐτός as the self or the very one in view, while preserving the masculine singular reference encoded in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root αὐτός (self, same, he, she, it, very one)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G846-01 auta those same things
G846-02 autais to those same (feminine ones)
G846-03 autas those same (feminine ones)

Word Usage (5581 occurrences of G846)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:2 αὐτοῦ autou his
Matthew 1:11 αὐτοῦ autou his
Matthew 1:18 αὐτοῦ autou his
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