αὐθαίρετος, ἀυθαιρετον (from αὐτός and ἁιρέομαι), self-chosen; in Greek writings especially of states or conditions, as δουλεία, Thucydides 6, 40, etc., more rarely of persons; voluntary, of free choice, of one's own accord (as στρατηγός, Xenophon, an. 5, 7, 29, explained § 28 by ὅς ἑαυτόν έ῾ληται): 2Co_8:3; 2Co_8:17.

αὐθαίρετος authairetos 2x pr. one who chooses his own course of action; acting spontaneously, of one s own accord, 2Co_8:3 ; 2Co_8:17

** αὐθαίρετος , -ον ( < αὐτός , αἱρέομαι ), [in Sm .: Exo_35:5 ; Exo_35:22 * ;] 1. self-chosen. 2. of one's own accord: 2Co_8:3 ; 2Co_8:17 .†

αὐθαίρετος [page 91] In OGIS 583 .8 (i/A.D.) a certain Adrastus is praised as δωρεὰν καὶ αὐθαίρετος γυμνασίαρχος , i.e. he had provided oil at his own expense for the combatants, and exercised the office voluntarily (see the editor s note) : cf. also the late P Par 21 .15 (A.D. 616) αὐθαιρέτῳ βουλήσει καὶ ἀδόλῳ συνειδήσει . For the adverb see Magn 163 .15 ff. πᾶσάν τε λειτουργίαν . . . τελέσαντος τῇ πατρίδι αὐθαιρέτως , and the common technical phrase ἑκουσίως καὶ αὐθαιρέτως , as P Lond 280 .7 (A.D. 55) (= II. p. 193), BGU II. 581 .6 (A.D. 133), P Lips I. 17 .9 (A.D. 377), P Giss I. 56 .3 (vi/A.D.), al. : the phrase may also be expressed adjectivally, as with γνώμῃ in P Oxy X. 1280 .5 (iv/A.D.).

αὐθαίρετος "self-chosen, self-elected", Xen. "by free choice, of oneself", Eur. : "independent", Thuc. of things "taken upon oneself, self-incurred, voluntary", Soph. , Thuc. , etc.

αὐθαίρετος, -ον (αὐτός, αἱρέομαι), [in Sm.: Exo.35:5, 22 * ;] __1. self-chosen. __2. of one's own accord: 2Co.8:3 8:17.† (AS)