αὐτοῖς

autois

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

Matthew 22:21 · Word #5

Lexicon G846

Lemmaαὐτός
Transliterationautós
Strong'sG846

Morphology PRO.P 3P DAT M PL 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 DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaαὐτός
Strong'sG846

SIBI-P1 G846-09

to them themselves

Rootαὐτός (autos)
Core Meaningsself, same, very one, he/she/it, they
Semantic Rangeto them, for them, by them, in them, among them; to the same ones; to the very ones themselves (with intensive force).
Conceptual Significanceαὐτός often sharpens identity and distinction in the biblical text, marking specific persons as the very recipients or participants in an action. In the dative plural, it frequently highlights divine communication, blessing, judgment, or responsibility directed particularly to them, emphasizing personal involvement or accountability.
Morphological NotesGr,RP,,,3DMP = personal/reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, dative case, masculine plural; functioning as an indirect object or indicating means/association.
Rendering RationaleThe form αὐτοῖς is third person dative masculine plural, indicating direction or relation "to/for/by them." Rendering it as "to them themselves" preserves the dative function ("to them"), the masculine plural number, and the reflexive/intensive force inherent in αὐτός ("themselves," the very ones).

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

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

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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