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συμβάλλω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From συμ- (sum-) +‎ βάλλω (bállō).

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Verb

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συμβάλλω (sumbállō)

  1. to bring together, unite
  2. to match or pit (combatants) against one another
  3. to join (in fight), join battle
  4. to make war [with dative ‘against’]
  5. to gather, recognize
  6. to discuss, confer
  7. to reflect, consider, ponder
  8. to fall in with, meet with, encounter
  9. to include
  10. to contribute, help

For quotations using this term, see Citations:συμβάλλω.

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συμβάλλω (sumbállō).[1] By surface analysis, συμ- (sym-) +‎ βάλλω (vállo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siɱˈva.lo/
  • Hyphenation: συμ‧βάλ‧λω

Verb

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συμβάλλω (symvállo) (imperfect συνέβαλλα, past συνέβαλα, passive συμβάλλομαι, p‑past συμβλήθηκα, ppp συμβεβλημένος / συμβλημένος(rare))

  1. (intransitive) to contribute [with σε (se, + accusative) ‘to’]
    Synonym: συνεισφέρω (syneisféro)
  2. (intransitive) to join, to meet (to converge and finally touch or intersect)
  3. (passive voice) to contract (to make an agreement or contract; to covenant)

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References

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  1. ^ συμβάλλω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language