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αὐτόματος automatos · G0844

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by itself

αὐτόματος -ον, and -η, -ον ; (etym. doubtful; see Boisacq, Prellwitz, see word), [in LXX, Lev.25:5, 11, 4Ki.19:29 (סָפִיחַ), Jos.6:5, Job.24:24, Wis.17:6 * ; ] ; 1. of persons, acting of one's own will. ; 2. Of inanimate things and natural agencies, of itself, of its own accord: γῆ Mrk.4:28 (MM, see word); πύλη, Act.12:10.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

αὐτό-μᾰτος, η, ον, ; [] and Attic dialect; ος, ον []. ; 1 of persons, acting of one's own will, of oneself, αὐ. δέ οἱ ἦλθε[]; 2 of inanimate things, self-acting, spontaneous, of the gates of Olympus, αὐτόμαται δὲ πύλαι μύκον οὐρανοῦ[]; of the tripods of Hephaistos, which ran of themselves, ὄφρα οἱ αὐτόματοι.. δυσαίατ᾽ ἀγῶνα[]marionettes, [] assim: generally, spontaneous, βίος[]; 3 of natural agencies, ὁ ποταμὸς αὐ. ἐπελθών of itself, []; of plants, growing of themselves, αὐ. ἐκ τῆς γῆς …

Where it's used 2 times

Mark 4:28 · Acts 12:10

Source: TBESG G0844; TFLSJ G0844

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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