G9259 — σύμβολον

1. a sign or token by which one infers a thing, [variant datesTragica Adespota; λαμπάδος τὸ σύμβολον the token of the beacon-fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;often in plural, of marks on the body, (Euripides); of omens , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. a pledge or pawn , on which money was advanced, (Lysias Orator) 3. in plural tallies , Lat. tesserae hospitales, i.e. the halves of a bone or coin, which two persons broke between them, each keeping one piece, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 4. at Athens, a ticket, counter , Lat. tessera, such as were given to the dicasts, on presenting which they received their fee, (Demosthenes Orator) 5. a permit or licence to reside, given to aliens , (Aristophanes Comicus); a ticket given by each person who joined in a picnic, to be presented for payment at the end (compare συμβολή IV), (Aristophanes Comicus) 6. in Eccl. the distinctive mark of Christians, a confession of faith, a creed , Lat. symbolum. 7. in legal phrase, σύμβολα were covenants between two states for protection of commerce , (Demosthenes Orator), etc.; σύμβολα ποιεῖσθαι πρὸς πόλιν to make a commercial treaty with a state, τὰ ς. συγχέειν to violate such treaty , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)