"σύμβολον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σύμβολον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sým.bo.lon/, /ˈsym.bo.lon/, /ˈsim.bo.lon/, /sým.bo.lon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈsym.bo.lon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsym.bo.lon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsym.bo.lon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsim.bo.lon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: from σῠμβάλλω (sumbállō, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σῠν- (sun-, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, put”). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|σῠν-|βάλλω|nocat=1|t1=with, together|t2=I throw, put}} σῠν- (sun-, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, put”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σῠμβόλου|n|second|head=σῠ́μβολον}} σῠ́μβολον • (súmbolon) n (genitive σῠμβόλου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σῠ́μβολον|ου}} Forms: σῠ́μβολον [canonical], súmbolon [romanization], σῠμβόλου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ σῠ́μβολον [nominative, singular], τὼ σῠμβόλω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σῠ́μβολᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σῠμβόλου [genitive, singular], τοῖν σῠμβόλοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σῠμβόλων [genitive, plural], τῷ σῠμβόλῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν σῠμβόλοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σῠμβόλοις [dative, plural], τὸ σῠ́μβολον [accusative, singular], τὼ σῠμβόλω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σῠ́μβολᾰ [accusative, plural], σῠ́μβολον [singular, vocative], σῠμβόλω [dual, vocative], σῠ́μβολᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. a sign or token by which one infers a thing
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-jgf3AFQk
  2. a pledge or pawn, on which money was advanced
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-rMoUt4p3
  3. (in the plural) tallies Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-dxKMgwqR
  4. (Athens) a ticket, counter
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-viQaYbp-
  5. a permit or licence to reside, given to aliens
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-ckMSGcTa
  6. (biblical, Ecclesiastes) the distinctive mark of Christians, a confession of faith, a creed Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-w5AB8sQK Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 5 2 26 37 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 7 17 10 4 18 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 4 1 30 45 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 4 1 30 47 5 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  7. (law, in the plural) covenants between two states for protection of commerce Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-σύμβολον-grc-noun-efS197-Y Topics: law
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    {
      "ipa": "/sým.bo.lon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsym.bo.lon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsym.bo.lon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsym.bo.lon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsim.bo.lon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σύμβολον"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: biblical, Ecclesiastes",
  "path": [
    "σύμβολον"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "σύμβολον",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: biblical, Ecclesiastes",
  "path": [
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