A.anything that happens, a chance, occurrence, “τὰ ς. καὶ τὰ ἀπὸ τύχης” Arist.Rh.1367b24; ἀπὸ συμπτώματος, coupled with ἀπὸ τύχης, Id.Ph.199a1, cf. Pol.1274a12; opp. αἴτια, Id.Div.Somn.462b27, cf.de An.434a32; “κατὰ σύμπτωμα” Thphr. Vent.17, cf. 31.
2. mishap, mischance, Th.4.36, Arist.Pol.1304a1, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.339, IG7.411.4 (Oropus, ii B.C.); ἀκούσιον ς. D.56.43; ὅταν τις . . ἀδίκοις περιπέσῃ ς. Men.590; τὰ κοινὰ κοινῶς δεῖ φέρειν ς. Id.817.
II. property, attribute, Epicur.Ep.1p.20U., al.: pl., distd. fr. συμβεβηκότα, ib.p.6 U., p.24 U.; “τὸν Χρόνον ς. συμπτωμάτων λέγει” Id.Fr.294; πνεύματος ς. Gal.4.706; Νουμήνιος ς. αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς συγκαταθετικῆς δυνάμεως)“ φησιν εἶναι τὸ φανταστικόν” Porph. ap. Stob.1.49.25; “ς. φυσικόν” Iamb.Comm.Math.24.
2. Geom., property, of curve, etc., Archim.Con.Sph.13, Papp.54.21, al.
III. in diseases, symptom, Phld.Ir.p.29 W., Sor.1.48, al., Gal.7.50, 10.70, al.; “ς. κεφαλῆς” Aret.SD1.3; symptomata is expld. by sudor nequissimus, Gloss.