A.= σύμβολον, signal, Aen.Tact.4.1, al.; δεδώκει ς. Ev.Marc.14.44; “τὸ ς. ἀνέβη” LXXJd.20.40; αἴρειν τὸ ς. Str.6.3.3, D.S.11.22; ἦρε τὸ συγκείμενον πρὸς μάχην ς. Id.20.51.
2. stamp on weights and measures, “ἀπὸ συσσήμου πωλεῖν” Str.15.1.51.
3. badge, ensign, τὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς ς. insignia, regalia, D.S.1.70; token, means of recognition, Men.Pk.362 (censured by Phryn.393): metaph. of a patronymic, Ps.-Plu.Vit.Hom.24.
4. pledge, pawn, Hedyl. ap.Ath.8.345b.