αὐτοματισμός

A. that which happens of itself, chance, Hp. Acut.(Sp.)57, Alcid. Soph. 25 (pl.), D.H. 1.4, J. AJ 10.11.7; κατ’ αὐτοματισμόν Phleg. Mir. 1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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