αὐτοτελής

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ές,

   A ending in itself, complete in itself, ὁρισμός Arist.Top.102b13, cf. Ocell.1.7; θεωρίαι αὐ. καὶ αὑτῶν ἕνεκα Arist.Pol.1325b20; esp. in Gramm., λεκτόν Stoic.2.58; λόγος A.D.Synt.3.5, al.; ἀξίωμα S.E.M.8.79; διάνοια Hdn.Fig.p.93S.; ῥῆμα an intransitive verb, A.D.Synt.116.11; of unity, Theol.Ar.5, cf. Orph.Fr.247.10. Adv. -λῶς, opp. κατὰ συναφήν, independently, separately, Epicur.Ep.2p.36U.    b perfect, complete, fully-grown, Nonn.D.7.154,al.    2 self-sufficing, αὐ. καὶ ἀπροσδεᾶ φιλοσοφίας Plu.2.122e; of personal character, independent, προχείρου ἀ. εὐβούλου Phld.Herc.1457.5.    3 absolute, with full powers, στρατηγός Plu.2.754d, cf. D.C.52.22; αὐ. κρίνειν, opp. προανακρίνειν, Arist.Ath.3.5, cf. 53.2.    4 final, ψήφισμα without appeal, Hyp.Eux.15; δίκη Hsch., Suid.; διαλήψεις Plb.3.4.4; αὐ. πρὸς γνῶσιν καὶ σαφήνειαν ib.36.2; αἰτίαν Chrysipp.Stoic.2.292. Adv. -λῶς at one's own discretion, arbitrarily, οὐκ αὐ. ἀλλ' ἀκριβῶς Lys.Fr. 38, cf. Plb.3.29.3; ἂν αἱ φαντασίαι ποιῶσιν αὐ. τὰς συγκαταθέσεις Chrysipp.Stoic.2.291; αὐ. διαιτᾶν control, govern absolutely, Phld.D. 1.22.    5 sufficing for oneself: also, supporting oneself, ἱππεῖς Luc. Tox.54.    6 entirely due to, c. gen., νίκη τῶν ἡγουμένων Plb.5.12.4.    II (τέλος IV) taxing oneself, self-taxed, Th.5.18, Stob.2.7.3a.