αὐτόματος

See also: αυτόματος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) + Proto-Hellenic *mətós, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós, from *men- (“to think”) (whence μένος (ménos) and others).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.tó.ma.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍˈto.ma.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸˈto.ma.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /afˈto.ma.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /afˈto.ma.tos/

Adjective

αὐτόμᾰτος • (autómătos) m (feminine αὐτομᾰ́τη, neuter αὐτόμᾰτον); first/second declension
αὐτόμᾰτος • (autómătos) m or f (neuter αὐτόμᾰτον); second declension (Epic, Attic)

self-willed, unbidden
self-moving, self-propelled, spontaneous
(of plants) growing wild, unsown
without external cause or support, automatic
without cause, accidental, by chance

Inflection

First and second declension of αὐτόμᾰτος; αὐτομᾰ́τη; αὐτόμᾰτον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐτόμᾰτος autómătos	αὐτομᾰ́τη automắtē	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τᾱ automắtā	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰται autómătai	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Genitive	αὐτομᾰ́του automắtou	αὐτομᾰ́της automắtēs	αὐτομᾰ́του automắtou	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́ταιν automắtain	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn
Dative	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τῃ automắtēi	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́ταιν automắtain	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtois	αὐτομᾰ́ταις automắtais	αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtois
Accusative	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́την automắtēn	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τᾱ automắtā	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τους automắtous	αὐτομᾰ́τᾱς automắtās	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Vocative	αὐτόμᾰτε autómăte	αὐτομᾰ́τη automắtē	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τᾱ automắtā	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰται autómătai	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αὐτομᾰ́τως automắtōs			αὐτομᾰτώτερος automătṓteros			αὐτομᾰτώτᾰτος automătṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of αὐτόμᾰτος; αὐτόμᾰτον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐτόμᾰτος autómătos	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Genitive	αὐτομᾰ́του / αὐτομᾰτοῖο / αὐτομᾰ́τοιο / αὐτομᾰτόο / αὐτομᾰ́τοο automắtou / automătoîo / automắtoio / automătóo / automắtoo	αὐτομᾰ́του / αὐτομᾰτοῖο / αὐτομᾰ́τοιο / αὐτομᾰτόο / αὐτομᾰ́τοο automắtou / automătoîo / automắtoio / automătóo / automắtoo	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν / αὐτομᾰ́τοιῐν automắtoi(ĭ)n	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν / αὐτομᾰ́τοιῐν automắtoi(ĭ)n	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn
Dative	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν / αὐτομᾰ́τοιῐν automắtoi(ĭ)n	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν / αὐτομᾰ́τοιῐν automắtoi(ĭ)n	αὐτομᾰ́τοισῐ / αὐτομᾰ́τοισῐν / αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtoisĭ(n) / automắtois	αὐτομᾰ́τοισῐ / αὐτομᾰ́τοισῐν / αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtoisĭ(n) / automắtois
Accusative	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τους automắtous	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Vocative	αὐτόμᾰτε autómăte	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	αὐτομᾰ́τως automắtōs		αὐτομᾰτώτερος automătṓteros		αὐτομᾰτώτᾰτος automătṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of αὐτόμᾰτος; αὐτόμᾰτον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐτόμᾰτος autómătos	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Genitive	αὐτομᾰ́του automắtou	αὐτομᾰ́του automắtou	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn	αὐτομᾰ́των automắtōn
Dative	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τῳ automắtōi	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́τοιν automắtoin	αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtois	αὐτομᾰ́τοις automắtois
Accusative	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τους automắtous	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Vocative	αὐτόμᾰτε autómăte	αὐτόμᾰτον autómăton	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτομᾰ́τω automắtō	αὐτόμᾰτοι autómătoi	αὐτόμᾰτᾰ autómătă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	αὐτομᾰ́τως automắtōs		αὐτομᾰτώτερος automătṓteros		αὐτομᾰτώτᾰτος automătṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

μαίνομαι (maínomai)
μέμονα (mémona)
μένος (ménos)
μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō)
μνάομαι (mnáomai)

Descendants

Greek: αυτόματος (aftómatos)
German: Automat (possibly from Latin)
Latin: automatos, automatus
English: automaton, automation, automatic

References

“αὐτόματος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“αὐτόματος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“αὐτόματος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
αὐτόματος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
αὐτόματος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
αὐτόματος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“αὐτόματος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G844 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- accord idem, page 6.
- automatic idem, page 54.
- instinctive idem, page 446.
- intuitive idem, page 456.
- mechanical idem, page 521.
- natural idem, page 551.
- of idem, page 569.
- spontaneous idem, page 804.