σύμβουλος
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- ξῠ́μβουλος (xúmboulos) — Attic
Etymology
editFrom σῠν- (sun-, “with”) βουλή (boulḗ, “council”) -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /sým.buː.los/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈsym.bu.los/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈsym.bu.los/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈsym.bu.los/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈsim.bu.los/
Noun
editσῠ́μβουλος • (súmboulos) m (genitive σῠμβούλου); second declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)
- adviser, counselor
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.24.2:
- τούτοισι τοῖσι ἔπεσι πιστεύσας ὁ Ἱστιαῖος, καὶ ἅμα μέγα ποιεύμενος βασιλέος σύμβουλος γενέσθαι, ἀπίκετο ἐς τὰς Σάρδις
- toútoisi toîsi épesi pisteúsas ho Histiaîos, kaì háma méga poieúmenos basiléos súmboulos genésthai, apíketo es tàs Sárdis
- Histiaeus, believing these words, and at the same time being made proud at becoming the king's advisor, came to Sardis
- τούτοισι τοῖσι ἔπεσι πιστεύσας ὁ Ἱστιαῖος, καὶ ἅμα μέγα ποιεύμενος βασιλέος σύμβουλος γενέσθαι, ἀπίκετο ἐς τὰς Σάρδις
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.42.4:
- ἥ τε πόλις οὐκ ὠφελεῖται ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε· φόβῳ γὰρ ἀποστερεῖται τῶν ξυμβούλων.
- hḗ te pólis ouk ōpheleîtai en tôi toiôide; phóbōi gàr apostereîtai tôn xumboúlōn.
- The city is not benefited in this situation; it is deprived of counselors by fear.
- ἥ τε πόλις οὐκ ὠφελεῖται ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε· φόβῳ γὰρ ἀποστερεῖται τῶν ξυμβούλων.
- New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 11:34:
- τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου; ἢ τίς σύμβουλος αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο;
- tís gàr égnō noûn Kuríou? ḕ tís súmboulos autoû egéneto?
- For who knew the mind of the Lord? Or who was his counselor?
- τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου; ἢ τίς σύμβουλος αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο;
Declension
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ σῠ́μβουλος ho súmboulos |
τὼ σῠμβούλω tṑ sumboúlō |
οἱ σῠ́μβουλοι hoi súmbouloi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σῠμβούλου toû sumboúlou |
τοῖν σῠμβούλοιν toîn sumboúloin |
τῶν σῠμβούλων tôn sumboúlōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σῠμβούλῳ tôi sumboúlōi |
τοῖν σῠμβούλοιν toîn sumboúloin |
τοῖς σῠμβούλοις toîs sumboúlois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σῠ́μβουλον tòn súmboulon |
τὼ σῠμβούλω tṑ sumboúlō |
τοὺς σῠμβούλους toùs sumboúlous | ||||||||||
Vocative | σῠ́μβουλε súmboule |
σῠμβούλω sumboúlō |
σῠ́μβουλοι súmbouloi | ||||||||||
Notes: |
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Derived terms
edit- σῠμβουλεύω (sumbouleúō)
- σῠμβουλῐ́ᾱ (sumboulíā)
- σῠμβούλῐον (sumboúlion)
- σῠμβουλή (sumboulḗ)
References
edit- “σύμβουλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
editEtymology
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek σύμβουλος (súmboulos). See συμβουλή f (sumboulḗ)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editσύμβουλος • (sýmvoulos) m or f (plural σύμβουλοι)
- adviser, advisor
- consultant
- Ο σύμβουλος υπέβαλε την έκθεσή του στην Επιτροπή το Δεκέμβριο του 2005.
- O sýmvoulos ypévale tin ékthesí tou stin Epitropí to Dekémvrio tou 2005.
- The consultant transmitted his report to the Commission in December 2005.
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | σύμβουλος (sýmvoulos) | σύμβουλοι (sýmvouloi) |
genitive | συμβούλου (symvoúlou) | συμβούλων (symvoúlon) |
accusative | σύμβουλο (sýmvoulo) | συμβούλους (symvoúlous) |
vocative | σύμβουλε (sýmvoule) | σύμβουλοι (sýmvouloi) |
Related terms
edit- εθνοσύμβουλος m (ethnosýmvoulos)
- μυστικοσύμβουλος m (mystikosýmvoulos)
- συμβούλιο n (symvoúlio, “council, board”)
- and see: συμβουλή f (symvoulí, “advice”)
Further reading
edit- σύμβουλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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