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|Full diacritics=συμμένω
|Medium diacritics=συμμένω
|Low diacritics=συμμένω
|Capitals=ΣΥΜΜΕΝΩ
|Transliteration A=symménō
|Transliteration B=symmenō
|Transliteration C=symmeno
|Beta Code=summe/nw
|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">hold together, keep together</b>, αἴτιον τοῦ ἓν εἶναι καὶ συμμένειν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1077a24</span>; of an army, <span class="bibl">Th.7.80</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.148</span>, <span class="bibl">D.8.46</span>; of two states, οὕτω . . μάλιστα συμμένοιμεν ἄν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>7.1.2</span>; of persons, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PAmh.</span>2.124.1</span> (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of treaties or agreements, <b class="b2">hold, stand fast, continue</b>, συμβάσιες ἰσχυραὶ οὐκ ἐθέλουσι συμμένειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.74</span>; ξυνέμεινεν ἡ ὁμαιχμία <span class="bibl">Th.1.18</span>; ἡ ἀρχὴ ἐς τοῦτο ξυνέμεινεν <span class="bibl">Id.8.73</span>; χαλεπὸν φιλίαν συμμένειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>232b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1133a12</span>; <b class="b3">τῷ ἀντιποιεῖν . . σ. ἡ πόλις</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1132b34</span>: cf. μένω <span class="bibl">1.5</span>.</span>
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