of letters to form a word or of words to form a proposition, Pl.Plt.278b sq.; λόγος ἐγένετο ..ἡ πρώτη σ. Id.Sph.262c, cf. Tht.202b, D.H.Pomp.6; ς. τῶν ὀνομάτωνDemetr.Lac.Herc.1113.2, cf. Phld.Po.2.33, al.; also
combination
of mental acts so as to form one entity, οὐδὲ ς. δόξης καὶ αἰσθήσεως φαντασία ἂν εἴηArist.de An.428a25, cf. PA643b16;
combination
of subject and predicate, ς. γὰρ νοημάτων ἐστὶ τὸ ἀληθὲς ἢ ψεῦδοσId.de An.432a11, cf. Top.113a1; κατὰ συμπλοκὴν λέγεσθαι, opp. ἄνευ συμπλοκῆσ, Id.Cat.1a16, cf. Stoic.2.69, etc. 5. Gramm., the
copula
, D.H.Dem.9. 6. Rhet.,
interweaving
of various styles, Id.Rh.8.8: but also name of a rhet. figure, Alex.Fig.p.30S. 7. Medic., of ingredients, μετὰ τῆς πρὸς τοὺς φοίνικας σ.