A.act of oneself, act offhand or unadvisedly, X.Cyr.4.5.21:—Pass., to be done spontaneously or at random, Plu.Ages.23, Procl. in Ti.1.297 D.; but “ηὐτοματισμένη παράδοσις” haphazard, Id.Hyp.7.35. Adv. “ηὐτοματισμένως” Id.in Prm. p.650S.
2. introduce the agency of chance, of Anaxagoras, Simp. in Ph.327.27.
3. of things, happen of themselves, casually, Hp. Acut.(Sp.)33; “φήμη” D.S.16.92:—Pass., to be self-produced, Ph.1.441.
4. of natural agencies, act spontaneously, “ὥσπερ αὐτοματιζούσης τῆς φύσεως” Arist.GA715b27, cf. D.H.Comp.20.