Ancient Greek

Noun

σύμβολον • ‎(súmbolon) n ‎(genitive σύμβολον); second declension

1. a sign or token by which one infers a thing
2. a pledge or pawn , on which money was advanced
3. in pl. tallies
4. at Athens, a ticket, counter
5. a permit or licence to reside, given to aliens
6. n Eccl. the distinctive mark of Christians, a confession of faith, a creed
7. in legal phrase, σύμβολα were covenants between two states for protection of commerce

References

• σύμβολον in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• «σύμβολον» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attribute idem, page 52.
  • badge idem, page 58.
  • check idem, page 128.
  • cheque idem, page 129.
  • clue idem, page 140.
  • counter idem, page 177.
  • countersign idem, page 178.
  • emblem idem, page 267.
  • indication idem, page 432.
  • password idem, page 597.
  • pledge idem, page 620.
  • security idem, page 747.
  • sign idem, page 774.
  • symbol idem, page 850.
  • tally idem, page 854.
  • ticket idem, page 873.
  • toilsomeness idem, page 879.
  • type idem, page 904.
  • watch-word idem, page 966.