UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: signal, sign

Semantic entry: 33.476

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Non-Verbal Communication

Definition: a sign which has been previously agreed upon as having a particular meaning or significance

Notes: If a language has no specific term for ‘signal’ or ‘sign,’ one may indicate the implications of σύσσημον by translating the first part of RV MRK 14:44 · LV MRK 14:44 · Read together MRK 14:44 as follows: ‘the one who betrayed him told them how he would indicate who Jesus was; he said, The one whom I kiss is the man.’