A.bringing together, collecting, “βελῶν” Polem.Cyn.24; conjunction, “νούσων μυρίων τε καὶ κακῶν” Aret. SD2.11; comparison, “τὰς ξ. τῶν βουλευμάτων” S.OT44 (but in signf. 11.1, = τὰς συντυχίας καὶ ἀποβάσεις, acc. to Sch.):—pedantically for συμβολή, a contribution, Luc.Lex.6.
II. commonly (from “συμφέρω” A. 111.4, and B. 111), event, circumstance, chance, hap, “πᾶν ἐστι ἄνθρωπος συμφορή” Hdt.1.32; αἱ ς. τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄρχουσι, καὶ οὐκὶ ὥνθρωποι τῶν ς. Id.7.49; “συμφορὰς βίου” A.Eu.1020 (lyr.), cf. 897, Fr.96A; “ἔν τε συμφοραῖς βίου” S.OT33; ξυμφορᾶς ἵν᾽ ἕσταμεν in what a plight I am, Id.Tr.1145; “ὦ ξ. τάλαινα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν” Ar.Ach.1204; ξυμφορᾶς τίνος κυρῆσαι; E.Ion 536 (troch.); “πρὸς τὰς ξ. καὶ τὰς γνώμας τρέπεσθαι” Th.1.140; αἱ ξ. τῶν πραγμάτων ibid.
2. mishap, misfortune, Hippon.49.4, etc.; early writers freq. add an epith., “ς. ἄχαρις” Hdt.1.41, 7.190; “οἰκτρά” Pi.O.7.77; “κακή” A.Pers.445; “τάλαινα” S.El.1179: c. gen., “ς. πάθους” A.Pers.436; κακοῦ ib.1030 (lyr.): but the word came to be used alone in a bad sense, συμφορᾷ δεδαιγμένοι (or δεδαγμ-) Pi.P.8.87; “ὑπὸ τῆς ς. ἐκπεπληγμένος” Hdt.3.64; “συμφορῇ τοιῇδε κεχρημένος” Id.1.42, cf. Antipho 3.2.8; αἱ παροῦσαι ς. S. Ph.885; ἐς （ἐπὶ codd.) συμφορὴν ἐμπεσεῖν, of a hurt or a disease, Hdt.7.88; of defects of character, “τριῶν τῶν μεγίστων ξ., ἀξυνεσίας ἢ μαλακίας ἢ ἀμελείας” Th.1.122; of overpowering passion, X.Cyr.6.1.37: euphem. for ἄγος, S.OT99; for ἀτιμία, And.1.86; for banishment, X.HG1.1.27, Isoc.5.58; offence, trespass, Pl.Lg.854d, 934b; συμφορήν or μεγάλην ς. ποιεῖσθαί （τι) look upon or consider a thing as a great misfortune, Hdt.1.83, 4.79, 5.35, etc.; folld.by ὅτι, Id.1.216, etc.; ς. νομίζειν, κρίνειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, X.Ages.7.4, 11.9, Pl.Phd.84e: prov., “πῖνε, πῖν᾽ ἐπὶ συμφοραῖς” Simon.（14) ap.Ar.Eq.406; of a person, μηδὲ συμφορὰν δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα, i.e. ὡς ὄντα ς., S.Aj.68; τὸν ἄνθρωπον . . κοινὴν τῶν Ἑλλήνων ς. Aeschin.3.253; “ς. τῆς πόλεως” Din.1.65.
3. rarely in good sense, good luck, happy issue, A.Ag.24, S. El.1230 (pl.); “ς. καίριοι” A.Ch.1064; “εὔανδροι” Id.Eu.1031; ς. ἐσθλαί, εὐδαίμονες, E.Alc.1155, Hel.457; “ς. ἀγαθαί” Ar.Eq.655.
