Strong G4953σύσσημον
an agreed signal
- Transliteration
- sussēmon
- Pronunciation
- soos'-say-mon
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Detailed definition
σύσ-σημον (T, συν-), -ου, τό
(σῆμα), [in LXX: Jdg.20:38, 40 (מַשְׂאֵת), Isa.5:26 49:22 62:10 (נֵס) *;]
a fixed sign or signal: Mrk.14:44. (Strab., Plut., al.; condemned by Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 492 f.) †
(AS)
(σῆμα), [in LXX: Jdg.20:38, 40 (מַשְׂאֵת), Isa.5:26 49:22 62:10 (נֵס) *;]
a fixed sign or signal: Mrk.14:44. (Strab., Plut., al.; condemned by Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 492 f.) †
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4953 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- token1
First verses
- Mark 14:44And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σύσσημ-ον, τό,
={σύμβολον}, signal, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 4.1, +others)]; δεδώκει σ. [LXX+NT (NT.Mark.14.44; τὸ σ. ἀνέβη LXX.Judg.20.40)]; αἴρειν τὸ σ. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.3.3, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 11.22)]; ἦρε τὸ συγκείμενον πρὸς μάχην σ. [Refs ([prev. author] 20.51.)]
2 stamp on weights and measures, ἀπὸ συσσήμου πωλεῖν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 15.1.51.)]
3 badge, ensign, τὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς σ. insignia, regalia, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.70)]; token, means of recognition, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 362 (censured by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 393): _metaphorically_ of a patronymic, Pseudo-Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Vitae Homeri” 24.)]
4 pledge, pawn, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Hedylus Epigrammaticus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 8.345b.)]
={σύμβολον}, signal, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 4.1, +others)]; δεδώκει σ. [LXX+NT (NT.Mark.14.44; τὸ σ. ἀνέβη LXX.Judg.20.40)]; αἴρειν τὸ σ. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.3.3, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 11.22)]; ἦρε τὸ συγκείμενον πρὸς μάχην σ. [Refs ([prev. author] 20.51.)]
2 stamp on weights and measures, ἀπὸ συσσήμου πωλεῖν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 15.1.51.)]
3 badge, ensign, τὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς σ. insignia, regalia, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.70)]; token, means of recognition, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 362 (censured by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 393): _metaphorically_ of a patronymic, Pseudo-Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Vitae Homeri” 24.)]
4 pledge, pawn, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Hedylus Epigrammaticus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 8.345b.)]