ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΥΟΥΣ, αὐτοφυους
AUTOPHYOUS, autophyous
Sounds Like: ow-toh-FYOO-oos
Translations: (of) self-grown, (of) natural, (of) spontaneous, (of) native
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΥΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'self-grown,' 'natural,' or 'spontaneous.' It describes something that grows or arises by itself, without human intervention or cultivation. It is a compound word formed from 'αὐτός' (autos), meaning 'self,' and 'φύω' (phyo), meaning 'to grow' or 'to produce.' It can be used to describe plants, resources, or even ideas that emerge naturally.
Inflection: Genitive, Singular, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter
Strong’s number: G846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 3:98
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΥΗΣ.
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.
- ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΥΕΣΙ — to/for self-grown, to/for natural, to/for spontaneous, to/for innate
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