"σύμβολον" meaning in Ancient Greek

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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: {{m|grc|σῠμβάλλω||I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion}} σῠμβάλλω (sumbállō, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), {{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, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 6 2 26 38 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 7 17 10 4 18 28 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 8 10 7 3 23 36 12 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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