σύμφωνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) +‎ -φωνος (-phōnos, “sound, tone”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sým.pʰɔː.non/ → /ˈsym.ɸo.non/ → /ˈsim.fo.non/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sým.pʰɔː.non/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.pʰo.non/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.ɸo.non/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.fo.non/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.fo.non/

Adjective

σῠ́μφωνος • (sŭ́mphōnos) m or f (neuter σῠ́μφωνον); second declension

1. agreeing in sound, harmonious

Declension

Second declension of σῠ́μφωνος; σῠ́μφωνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		σῠ́μφωνος sŭ́mphōnos		σῠ́μφωνον sŭ́mphōnon		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠ́μφωνοι sŭ́mphōnoi		σῠ́μφωνᾰ sŭ́mphōnă
Genitive		σῠμφώνου sŭmphṓnou		σῠμφώνου sŭmphṓnou		σῠμφώνοιν sŭmphṓnoin		σῠμφώνοιν sŭmphṓnoin		σῠμφώνων sŭmphṓnōn		σῠμφώνων sŭmphṓnōn
Dative		σῠμφώνῳ sŭmphṓnōi		σῠμφώνῳ sŭmphṓnōi		σῠμφώνοιν sŭmphṓnoin		σῠμφώνοιν sŭmphṓnoin		σῠμφώνοις sŭmphṓnois		σῠμφώνοις sŭmphṓnois
Accusative		σῠ́μφωνον sŭ́mphōnon		σῠ́μφωνον sŭ́mphōnon		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠμφώνους sŭmphṓnous		σῠ́μφωνᾰ sŭ́mphōnă
Vocative		σῠ́μφωνε sŭ́mphōne		σῠ́μφωνον sŭ́mphōnon		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō		σῠ́μφωνοι sŭ́mphōnoi		σῠ́μφωνᾰ sŭ́mphōnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		σῠμφώνως sŭmphṓnōs				σῠμφωνότερος sŭmphōnóteros				σῠμφωνότᾰτος sŭmphōnótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• σῠμφωνέω (sŭmphōnéō)
• σῠμφωνία (sŭmphōnía)
• σῠ́μφωνον (sŭ́mphōnon)

Noun

σύμφωνος • (súmphōnos) f (genitive σῠμφώνου); second declension

1. (Koine) a cough mixture used by Antonius Musa

Declension

Second declension of ἡ σῠ́μφωνος; τῆς σῠμφώνου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σῠ́μφωνος hē sŭ́mphōnos	τὼ σῠμφώνω tṑ sŭmphṓnō	αἱ σῠ́μφωνοι hai sŭ́mphōnoi
Genitive	τῆς σῠμφώνου tês sŭmphṓnou	τοῖν σῠμφώνοιν toîn sŭmphṓnoin	τῶν σῠμφώνων tôn sŭmphṓnōn
Dative	τῇ σῠμφώνῳ tēî sŭmphṓnōi	τοῖν σῠμφώνοιν toîn sŭmphṓnoin	ταῖς σῠμφώνοις taîs sŭmphṓnois
Accusative	τὴν σῠ́μφωνον tḕn sŭ́mphōnon	τὼ σῠμφώνω tṑ sŭmphṓnō	τᾱ̀ς σῠμφώνους tā̀s sŭmphṓnous
Vocative	σῠ́μφωνε sŭ́mphōne	σῠμφώνω sŭmphṓnō	σῠ́μφωνοι sŭ́mphōnoi

Further reading

• “σύμφωνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σύμφωνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G4859 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • accordant idem, page 7.
  • attuned idem, page 52.
  • compatible idem, page 150.
  • concordant idem, page 156.
  • consistent idem, page 163.
  • consonant with idem, page 164.
  • correspondent idem, page 176.
  • harmonious idem, page 386.
  • harmony idem, page 386.

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɱfonos/

Adjective

σύμφωνος • (sýmfonos) m (feminine σύμφωνη, neuter σύμφωνο)

1. agreed, in agreement
2. coherent, congruent

Declension

Declension of σύμφωνος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	σύμφωνος (sýmfonos)	σύμφωνη (sýmfoni)	σύμφωνο (sýmfono)		σύμφωνοι (sýmfonoi)	σύμφωνες (sýmfones)	σύμφωνα (sýmfona)
genitive	σύμφωνου (sýmfonou)	σύμφωνης (sýmfonis)	σύμφωνου (sýmfonou)		σύμφωνων (sýmfonon)	σύμφωνων (sýmfonon)	σύμφωνων (sýmfonon)
accusative	σύμφωνο (sýmfono)	σύμφωνη (sýmfoni)	σύμφωνο (sýmfono)		σύμφωνους (sýmfonous)	σύμφωνες (sýmfones)	σύμφωνα (sýmfona)
vocative	σύμφωνε (sýmfone)	σύμφωνη (sýmfoni)	σύμφωνο (sýmfono)		σύμφωνοι (sýmfonoi)	σύμφωνες (sýmfones)	σύμφωνα (sýmfona)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο σύμφωνος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο σύμφωνος, etc.)

Related terms

• σύμφωνα (sýmfona, “accordingly”)
• συμφωνημένος (symfoniménos, “agreed upon”)
• συμφωνητικό (symfonitikó, “agreement”)
• συμφωνία (symfonía, “agreement”)
• συμφωνικός (symfonikós, “symphonic”)
• σύμφωνο (sýmfono, “consonant”)
• συμφωνούμαι (symfonoúmai, “to be agreed and accepted”)
• συμφωνώ (symfonó, “to agree”)