A. anything agreed upon, preconcerted signal, Hdt. 8.7 ; given by means of a beacon-fire, Th. 4.112 ;συνθήματα εἶναι τὰ ὀνόματαthat names areconventional signs, Pl. Cra. 433e ;τὰ παρὰ φύσιν ς. Id. Grg. 492c ; soδέλτοι ἐγγεγραμμένην ξυνθήμαθ'havingciphersinscribed upon it, S. Tr. 158 ;dispatchesorletters 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 wordis passed round, X. An. 1.8.16 , cf. 6.5.25 ;ς. παραδιδόναιto passit, ib. 7.3.34 ; ς. παρφέροντι

E. Ph. 1140

;παραγγέγγειν, παρεγγυῆσαι, X. An. 1.8.16 , Cyr. 7.1.10 ;signalfor battle, τοῦ ς. δοθέντος

Plu. Sull. 28

; ἐνδιδόναι

Luc. Salt. 10

3. any tokenorsign, ξυμφορᾶς ξ. ἐμῆς

S. OC 46

;τὰ Θησέως Πειρίθου τε . . ξυνθήματαthetokensorpledges oftheircompact, ib. 1594 ;=Lat.tessera, Plb. 6.34.8 ;passport, Jul. Ep. 13 ;symbol, Dam. Pr. 210 , 213 ;τῆς τελετῆς τὸ ς. IG 3.173

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(iv A.D.).

b. military standard, D.S. 1.86 .

= 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.; soἐκ ς. Hdt. 6.121 ;ἀφ' ἑνὸς ς. Plu. Aem. 19 ;ὑφ' ἑνὶ ς. Hdn. 2.13.4 .

II. communion, connexion,τί ς. ἀσπίδι καὶ βακτηρίᾳ; Ath. 5.215e .

References

Hdt. 8.7
Th. 4.112
Pl. Cra. 433e
Id. Grg. 492c
S. Tr. 158
Plb. 8.15.9
Ph. Bel. 90.45
Hdt. 9.98
Th. 7.44
X. An. 1.8.16
6.5.25
7.3.34
E. Ph. 1140
Cyr. 7.1.10
Plu. Sull. 28
Luc. Salt. 10
S. OC 46
1594
Plb. 6.34.8
Jul. Ep. 13
Dam. Pr. 210
213
IG 3.173
D.S. 1.86
X. An. 4.6.20
Id. HG 5.4.6
Hdt. 5.74
Th. 4.67
6.61
Hdt. 6.121
Plu. Aem. 19
Hdn. 2.13.4
Ath. 5.215e

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