σύμφωνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) +‎ φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, tone”) +‎ -ος (-os).

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

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.

Second declension of σῠ́μφωνος; σῠ́μφωνον (Attic)

Derived terms

• συμφωνέω (sumphōnéō)
• σῠ́μφωνον (sŭ́mphōnon)
• συμφωνία (sumphōnía)

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, 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

• συμφωνία f (symfonía, “agreement”)
• σύμφωνο n (sýmfono, “consonant”)
• σύμφωνα (sýmfona, “accordingly”)
• συμφωνώ (symfonó, “agree”)