ΑΥ̓ΤΌΜΑΤΟΣ: αὐτόματος, -ον, and -η, -ον [ (etym. doubtful; v. Boisacq, Prellwitz, s.v.), [in LXX, Le 25:5, 11, IV Ki 19:29 (סָפִיחַ), Jos 6:5, Jb 24:24, Wi 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, Mk 4:28 (MM, s.v.); πύλη, Ac 12:10.†