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σύμφημι

symphemi

assent, approve

Appears 53 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

σύμφημι, fut. -φήσω Pl. Prt. 357b, al.: aor. 1 συνέφησα Id. R. 342e, Sph. 236d, al.: aor. 2 συνέφην freq. in Pl. (v. infr.), Elean συνέφα Schwyzer 416.5:—A. assent, approve, or agree fully, A. Pr. 40, S. Ph. 1310, etc.; ξύμφημι κἀγώ Id. El. 1257; ξ. δή σοι Id. Aj. 278, cf. E. Hipp. 266 (anap.), Pl. Ti. 72d, etc. 2. c. acc. rei, concede, agree to, grant, ταῦτα . . πάντες ἄρα συνέφασαν Id. Smp. 177e, cf.Sph. 247a, Prt. 330d, X. An. 5.8.8, etc.: hence abs., σύμφημί (σοι) I grant you, Pl. R. 403c,608b; freq. in Platonic dialogue, σύμφαθι ἢ ἄπειπε say yes or no, ib.523a, cf.Grg. 500e; συνέφη Id. Phd. 102d, al. 3. c. acc. et inf., agree that . . , S. OT 553, Pl. Lg. 831b, etc.; σ. τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός, = σ. τὸν νόμον καλὸν εἶναι, Ep.Rom. 7.16. 4. c. inf. fut., promise, X. HG 5.2.5.
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