ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟἸΟΝΤΑΙ, αὐτονοἰονται
AUTONOIONTAI, autonoiontai
Sounds Like: ow-toh-noy-OHN-ty
Translations: they think for themselves, they are self-governing, they are independent, they are autonomous
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to think for oneself' or 'to be self-governing/autonomous'. It describes a state where individuals or groups make their own decisions and are not subject to external control. It is used to describe actions or states of independence.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, Third Person Plural
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 25:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝὨΟΝΤΟ — they were thinking for themselves, they were being autonomous, they were self-governing
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