αὐτόποιος

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ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

αὐτόποιος: -ον, ὁ ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν, ὁ ἑαυτὸν παράγων, αὐτοφυής, περὶ ἐλαίας, ἀλλὰ κυρίως περὶ τῆς ἐν τῇ Ἀκροπόλει τῶν Ἀθηνῶν ἱερᾶς ἐλαίας, ἥτις τὴν δευτέραν ἡμέραν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐμπρήσεως ταύτης ὑπὸ τῶν Περσῶν ἐξέφυσε βλαστὸν πηχυαῖον, φύτευμ’ ἀχείρωτον αὐτόποιον Σοφ. Ο. Κ. 698. Περὶ τοῦ τονισμοῦ τῆς λέξεως ὁ Chandler (§ 457) φρονεῖ ὅτι δὲν ἔχει ὑγιῶς, διότι πᾶσαι αἱ λέξεις αἱ εἰς -ποιος λήγουσαι καὶ οὖσαι σύνθετοι ἐκ τοῦ ῥήματος ποιῶ ὀξύνονται, διὸ καὶ ὁ Jebb εὖ ποιῶν ἐτόνισε τὴν τελευταίαν συλλαβὴν γράψας αὐτοποιόν. Ἴδε σημ. Jebb ἐν τόπῳ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
qui s’est produit de soi-même, né spontanément.
Étymologie: αὐτός, ποιέω.