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σύμβουλος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From σῠν- (sun-, with) +‎ βουλή (boulḗ, council) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῠ́μβουλος (súmboulosm (genitive σῠμβούλου); second declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. 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
    • 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.
    • 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?

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σύμβουλος (súmboulos). See συμβουλή f (sumboulḗ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɱ.vu.los/
  • Hyphenation: σύμ‧βου‧λος

Noun

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σύμβουλος (sýmvoulosm or f (plural σύμβουλοι)

  1. adviser, advisor
  2. 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

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Declension of σύμβουλος
singular plural
nominative σύμβουλος (sýmvoulos) σύμβουλοι (sýmvouloi)
genitive συμβούλου (symvoúlou) συμβούλων (symvoúlon)
accusative σύμβουλο (sýmvoulo) συμβούλους (symvoúlous)
vocative σύμβουλε (sýmvoule) σύμβουλοι (sýmvouloi)
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