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σύνθημα

σύνθημα, anything agreed upon, a preconcerted signal

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ξυνθήμαθʼ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural, neuter dative singular, neuter nominative dual, neuter vocative dual, neuter accusative dual of σύνθημα

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σύνθημα, ατος, τό,
  • anything agreed upon, preconcerted signal, Hdt. 8.7; given by means of a beacon-fire, Th. 4.112; συνθήματα εἶναι τὰ ὀνόματα that names are conventional signs, Pl. Cra. 433e; τὰ παρὰ φύσιν σ. Id. Grg. 492c; so δέλτοι ἐγγεγραμμένην ξυνθήμαθʼ having ciphers inscribed upon it, S. Tr. 158; dispatches or letters in cipher, Plb. 8.15.9; military signal-code, Ph. Bel. 90.45, al.; cf. συνθηματικός.
      • 2 password, Hdt. 9.98, Th. 7.44, etc.; σ. παρέρχεται the word is passed round, X. An. 1.8.16, cf. 6.5.25; σ. παραδιδόναι to pass it, ib. 7.3.34; σ. παρφέροντι E. Ph. 1140; παραγγέγγειν, παρεγγυῆσαι, X. An. 1.8.16, Cyr. 7.1.10; signal for battle, τοῦ σ. δοθέντος Plu. Sull. 28; ἐνδιδόναι Luc. Salt. 10.
      • 3 any token or sign, ξυμφορᾶς ξ. ἐμῆς S. OC 46; τὰ Θησέως Πειρίθου τε . . ξυνθήματα the tokens or pledges of their compact, ib. 1594; = Lat. tessera, Plb. 6.34.8; passport, Jul. Ep. 13; symbol, Dam. Pr. 210, 213; τῆς τελετῆς τὸ σ. IG 3.173 (iv A.D.).
        • b military standard, D.S. 1.86.
      • 4 = συνθῆκαι, agreement, covenant, σ. ποιήσασθαι X. An. 4.6.20; σ. ἦν . . παίειν Id. HG 5.4.6; ἀπὸ συνθήματος by agreement, Hdt. 5.74, Th. 4.67, 6.61, etc.; so ἐκ σ. Hdt. 6.121; ἀφʼ ἑνὸς σ. Plu. Aem. 19; ὑφʼ ἑνὶ σ. Hdn. 2.13.4.
    • II communion, connexion, τί σ. ἀσπίδι καὶ βακτηρίᾳ; Ath. 5.215e.

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