Liddell–Scott–Jones: αὐτό-χειρ

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with one's own hand, creative,

αὐτό-χειρ,χειρος,ὁ,ἡ,

A. with one's own hand, creative,

A. Supp. 592 (lyr.);αὐ. λούειν, παίειν, κτείνειν,

S. Ant. 900 , 1315 , Aj. 57 ; τίνες ᾠκοδόμησαν;—ὄρνιθες αὐτόχειρες

Ar. Av. 1132

sq., cf. Lys. 269 , Theopomp.Com. 86 , Act.Ap. 27.19 , etc.: c. gen.,very doer, per-petrator ofa thing, αὐ. τοῦδε τοῦ τάφου

S. Ant. 306

;τῆς ἀσελγείας

ταύτης

D. 21.60

;αὐ. οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν men who accomplishneither . . , Isoc. 5.150 .

II. abs.,one who kills himself, suicide,

S. Ant. 1175 ; αὐ. ἑαυτῶν

Arist. Fr. 502

; simply,murderer,

S. OT 231 , D. 21.116 ;αὐτὸν . . νομίζω αὐτόχειρά μου γεγενῆσθαι τούτοις τοῖς ἔργοιςib. 106 : c. gen., αὐ. καὶ φονεῖς τῶν πολιτῶν

Isoc. 4.111

, cf. Men. Sam. 216 ; in full, τὸν αὐ. τοῦ φόνου

S. OT 266

, cf. El. 955 , D. 18.287 .

III. asAdj.,murderous,esp. of murdercommitted by one's own handorby kinsmen, αὐ. θάνατος, σφαγή, μοῖρα,

E. Ph. 880 , Or. 947 , Med. 1281 (lyr.);πληγέντες αὐτόχειρι σὺν μιάσματι,of brothers smitten bymutual slaughter,

S. Ant. 172 ; φόνος

Pl. R. 615c

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αὐτόχειρα γράμματα written with one's own hand, autograph,

D.C. 59.4

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