συνθήκη

A. compounding, esp. of words and sentences, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 46, Hermog. Id. 1.1,3, Philostr. VS 1.17.4, Herm. in Phdr. p.175 A.: in concrete sense, a compound, Luc. Prom.Es 5:— but in early writers,

II. convention, compact, ς. καὶ ὁμολογία Pl. Cra. 384d, cf. 433e; ὁ νόμος ς. καὶ ἐγγυητὴς ἀλλήλοις τῶν δικαίων Arist. Pol. 1280b10, cf. Rh. 1376a33; ἐκ συνθήκης by agreement, Pl. Lg. 879a; διὰ συνθήκης Arist. APr. 50a18; κατὰ συνθήκην conventionally, opp. φύσει, Id. EN 1133a29; so συνθήκῃ ib.1134b32: pl., συνθήκας ποιεῖσθαι τὰς ὑπὲρ τοῦ μὴ βλάπτειν ἄλληλα Epicur. Sent. 32.

2. article of a compact or treaty, τὴν ξ. προφέροντες ἐν ᾗ εἴρητο Th. 5.31, cf. 1.78: also, treaty, ς. καὶ συμμαχία SIG 421.1 (Thermon, iii B.C.): but in this signf. mostly in pl., articles of agreement, and hence, covenant, treaty, between individuals or states, A. Ch. 555, Ar. Lys. 1267, Isoc. 4.176, etc.; συνθῆκαι περὶ εἰρήνης X. Mem. 4.4.17; γάμων ς. Plu. Luc. 18; ς. κύριαι, ἄκυροι, Lys. 18.15; ἐπ’ ἄλλους στρατεύειν οὐκ εἶναι ἐν ταῖς ς. X. HG 7.5.4, cf. SIG 135.1 (Olynthus, iv B.C.), al.; ξυνθῆκαι Λακεδαιμονίων πρὸς βασιλέα . . , σπονδὰς εἶναι καὶ φιλίαν κατὰ τάδε Foed. ap. Th. 8.37, cf. IG 12.90.21, Pl. Cri. 54c, D. 15.29; συνθήκας ποιεῖσθαι Hdt. 6.42, Ar. Pax 1065, X. HG 7.1.2; ὑπὲρ τῶν βαρβάρων Isoc. 4.177; ποιεῖν τινι πρός τινα between them, X. Lac. 15.1; ς. συνεθέμεθα Lys. 13.88; γράψαι, γράφασθαι, D. 48.10, D.S. 1.66; ἀναιρεῖν, λύειν, Isoc. 17.31, 18.24; παραβῆναι Pl. Cri. l.c.; ὑπερβαίνειν Aeschin. 1.164; παρ’ οὐδὲν ἡγεῖσθαι Decr. ap. D. 18.164; συνθήκαις ἐμμένειν Isoc. 4.81; ἐκ τῶν ς. according to the covenant, ib.179; κατὰ τὰς ξ. Th. 1.144, cf. Pl. Tht. 183c; opp. παρὰ τὰς ς. Id. Cri. 52d.

III. = θήκη, coffin, v.l. in Lib. Or. 8.11.