συζῠγ-ία,ἡ,=σύζευξις,
A. union, E. HF 675 (lyr.);union of branches with the trunk, ς. τῶν φλεβῶν
Arist. HA 586b21
.
II. yoke of animals, pair, ς. πώλων
E. Hipp. 1131
(lyr.); of persons, Plu. Demetr. 1 : generally,pair, Pl. Phd. 71c , Prm. 143d , Arist. IA 704b20 ;ς. πτερύγων, μήλων, δονάκων, AP 5.267.6 , 289 (both Paul. Sil.), 6.27 ( Theaet. );ἄρσενα ς., of two sons, IG 12(8).442.6 (Thasos);κατὰ συζυγίαςinpairs, esp. of animals, κατὰ συζυγίας φωλοῦσιν . . οἱ ἄρρενες θήλεσιν
Arist. HA 599b6
, cf. 631b1 ; in plants, Thphr. HP 3.11.3 , al.: hence,
2. coupling, copulation,
AP 5.220 (Paul. Sil.), 10.68 ( Agath. ).
3. in war,squadron of four war-chariots,= twoζυγαρχίαι, Ascl. Tact. 8 , Ael. Tact. 22.2 .
III. conjunctionof words or things in pairs,syzygy, Arist. Top. 113a12 , GC 332b3 (pl.), Mete. 378b11 (pl.), Stoic. 2.132 , Gal. 6.95 , al.: more generally,combinationof words,οὐκ ἐν τῷ κάλλει τῶν ὀνομάτων ἡ πειθώ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῇ ς. D.H. Comp. 3 , cf. 6 ; of letters, ib. 22 ;couplingof terms in a syllogism, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.50 .