2001 Translation

SYMBOLA, symbola

Sounds Like: sym-BO-lah

Translations: symbols, tokens, signs, marks, contributions, agreements, contracts, receipts, tallies

From the root: ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a sign, token, or symbol. It can also denote a contribution, an agreement, or a contract, especially in a financial context. In some cases, it refers to a receipt or a tally mark. It is used to represent something else or to signify an understanding between parties.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G4850 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:15, 2:21, 2:36
• To the Newly Baptized — 1:1

Codex Sinaiticus

• Wisdom — 2:9

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 7 — 1:4
• Book 12 — 2:91
• Book 16 — 2:56

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 55:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 42:4, 88:8, 112:2, 120:2, 131:5, 138:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Wisdom — 2:9

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΝ.

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.

• ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΙΣ — symbols, signs, tokens, pledges, agreements
• ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΝ — sign, a sign, symbol, a symbol, token, a token, pledge, a pledge, mark, a mark, proof, a proof
• ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΥ — of a sign, of a symbol, of a token
• ΣΥΜΒΟΛΩΝ — of signs, of tokens, of symbols, of marks, of pledges

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