Automatos αὐτόματος
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| αὐτόματος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | automatos |
| Strong's number | G844 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | by itself |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Automatos (Greek αὐτόματος, Strong's G844) is a Greek adjective meaning “by itself”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | herself (1), accord (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | all by itself (1), itself (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Automatos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
Acts
- Acts 12:10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).