by itself

Greek Adjective

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)

by itself

Greek Adjective

αὐτό-μᾰτος, η, ον, [Refs 8th c.BC+] and Attic dialect; ος, ον [Refs 8th c.BC+]. 1) of persons, acting of one's own will, of oneself, αὐ. δέ οἱ ἦλθε[Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) of inanimate things, self-acting, spontaneous, of the gates of Olympus, αὐτόμαται δὲ πύλαι μύκον οὐρανοῦ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the tripods of Hephaistos, which ran of themselves, ὄφρα οἱ αὐτόματοι. δυσαίατ᾽ ἀγῶνα[Refs 5th c.BC+]marionettes, [Refs 4th c.BC+] assim: generally, spontaneous, βίος[Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of natural agencies, ὁ ποταμὸς αὐ. ἐπελθών of itself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants, growing of themselves, αὐ. ἐκ τῆς γῆς γίνεται[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of philosophers, αὐ. ἀναφύονται[Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) of events, happening of themselves, without external agency, αὐ. δεσμὰ διελύθη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐ. θάνατος natural death, [Refs 4th c.BC+]not to be accounted for externally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; without visible cause, accidental, opposed to ἀπὸ πείρης, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) αὐτόματον, τό, accident, τὸ αὐ. αἰτιᾶσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ αὐ, opposed to τέχνῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ Αὐ. personified, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) adverb -τως, ={ἀπὸ ταὐτομάτου}, variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of itself, κοχλίας αὐ. βαδίζων[Refs 2nd c.BC+] —also αὐτοματεί or -τί (which see).

Greek

Adjective

self-moved ("automatic"), i.e. spontaneous; of own accord, of self; from g846 (αὐτός) and the same as g3155 (μάτην)