αὐτομάτη
autómatos
by itself
Acting or occurring on its own, spontaneously, without external compulsion or direct intervention; denotes something happening 'of itself' or 'automatically.' In various contexts, may emphasize the self-initiated or self-generating character of an action or event, lacking deliberate agency from another.
Acts 12:10 · Word #19
Lexicon G844
| Lemma | αὐτόματος |
| Transliteration | autómatos |
| Strong's | G844 |
| Definition | Acting or occurring on its own, spontaneously, without external compulsion or direct intervention; denotes something happening 'of itself' or 'automatically.' In various contexts, may emphasize the self-initiated or self-generating character of an action or event, lacking deliberate agency from another. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | by itself |
| Literal | of-itself |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | αὐτόματος |
| Strong's | G844 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G844-01
self-acting
| Morphological Notes | Adjective functioning substantively; nominative feminine singular (Gr,NS,,,,NFS); describing a feminine subject as self-acting. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Self-acting" directly reflects the root sense of something operating of itself without external compulsion. As a nominative feminine singular substantive adjective, it describes a feminine subject characterized by this self-generated action. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
by itself
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Self-acting' is awkward; 'by itself' fits the English idiom for automation here. |