self-grown,
αὐτο-φῠής,ές,
A. self-grown, στρωμνὴ οἰκεία τε καὶ αὐ.,of the fur of beasts, Pl. Prt. 321a ;self-existent,
Critias 19.1
D.
2. self-grown, of home production,
ἀγαθά
X. Vect. 2.1
; ὦπόλι φίλη Κέκροπος, αὐτοφυὲς Ἀττική
Ar. Fr. 110
.
3. natural,opp. artificial, οὐδός
Hes. Th. 813
; λιμήν
Th. 1.93
;χρυσὸς αὐ. nativegold, D.S. 3.45 ; κύανος αὐ.
Thphr. Lap. 39
;αὐ. λόφοιhillsin their natural state,not quarried or mined, X. Vect. 4.2 ; κορύναν αὐτοφυῆ a natural growth,
Theoc. 9.24
; opp.χειροποίητος,
Plb. 9.27.4 ; opp.τὰ διὰ τέχνης, wild, not cultivable,
Thphr. CP 3.1.1 ; of a horse,τὸν αὐτοφυῆ(sc.δρόμον)διατροχάζεινto havenaturalpaces, X. Eq. 7.11 ;αὐ. γηρύματα'native wood-noteswild', of birds, opp. language, Plu. 2.973a ; of style,natural, simple,
D.H. Din. 7 ;αὐ. αἴσθησις,opp.ἐπιστημονική,
Phld. Mus. p.11 K., cf. p.63 K.: Comp.
-έστερος more natural,of an explanation, Simp. in Ph. 149.18 .Adv. -φυῶς, ὅμοιον like by nature,
6o pp.μιμητής,
Pl. Grg. 513b ; αὐ. ἀγαθοί
Id. Lg. 642c
.
4.
τὸ αὐ. one's own nature,
Id. R. 486e
;natural state,opp.τὸ ἐπίκτητον,
Arist. Rh. 1365a29 .
II.
Act. ,bearing, producing of itself,
γῆ αὐ. ὧν φέρει
Philostr. Im. 2.18
.Adv.
-φυῶς spontaneously,
Syrian. in Metaph. 123.22
; αὐ. κινούμενοι
Plot. 6.5.1
.
