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σύμμαχος

symmachos

fighting along with, leagued

Appears 21 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

σύμμαχος, ον, A. fighting along with, leagued or allied with, τινι A. Ch. 2,19, Hdt. 1.22, etc.: freq. abs. as Subst., ally, Sapph. 1.28 (fem.), etc.; and in pl. allies, Hdt. 1.102, al., IG 12.76.14, etc.; σ. ἐπί τινα X. An. 5.5.22. 2. as a real Adj., of things, places, circumstances, συμμάχῳ δορί A. Eu. 773; αὐτὴ γὰρ ἡ γῆ ξ. κείνοις πέλει Id. Pers. 792; συντυχίη ἐπεγένετό τινι σ. Hdt. 5.65; νόμον σ. τῷ θέλοντι Id. 3.31; τὸ εἰκὸς σ. μοί ἐστιν Antipho 5.43; τοῦ χωρίου τὸ δυσέμβατον ξύμμαχον γίγνεται Th. 4.10, cf. Hdt. 4.129; πολλά ἐστι τὰ σύμμαχα X. An. 2.4.7; σ. ἔχειν τὸ δίκαιον Lys. 2.10; ὅρκοι καὶ ξυνθῆκαι ib. 62; τάχος σ. εἰς τὸ πραχθῆναι X. Cyr. 3.2.4: c. gen. rei, ἀρετὴ τῶν ἐν πολέμῳ σ. ἔργων Id. Mem. 2.1.32. 3. assistant (esp. messenger), POxy. 1223.10 (iv A.D.), 904.4 (pl., v A.D.), etc.
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