αὐτό   [24 verses](pron/adj sg neut nom/acc) "It" is auto, which means "it," the neuter pronoun as a subject or object. It also means "itself," and "the same." When used as a noun, it is preceded by a definite article, and it means "the same." An accusative object indicates movement towards something or a position reached as a result of that movement. Event may show the amount of time -- The word translated as "it" is the Greek word commonly translated as third-person pronouns in English.  Here it is neuter in the form of a subject or object of a verb or preposition.