ΣΥΝΘΗΜΑ, συνθημα
SYNTHĒMA, synthēma
Sounds Like: soon-THEH-mah
Translations: sign, a sign, signal, a signal, password, a password, watchword, a watchword, agreement, an agreement, covenant, a covenant
From the root: ΣΥΝΘΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun referring to a sign, signal, or password. It can also denote an agreement or covenant. It is often used in contexts where a pre-arranged sign or word is given to convey a message or to identify someone, similar to a military watchword or a secret code. It is a compound word formed from 'σύν' (together with) and 'τίθημι' (to place, set).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G4902 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΝΘΗΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΥΝΘΗΜΑΤΟΣ — (of) a sign, (of) a signal, (of) a password, (of) a watchword, (of) a token
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