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kon´fuÌ‚r, kon´fẽrens: The equivalent of three Greek words of different shades of meaning. In , Ï€ÏοσανατιÌθημι, prosanatıÌtheÌ„mi, had been used in classical writers for resorting to oracles (Lightfoot on ; Ellicott on ); hence, “to take counsel with,†“to consult.†In , συμβαÌλλω, sumbaÌlloÌ„, “to compare views,†“discussâ€; and in , συλλαλεÌω, sullaleÌoÌ„, “to talk together.†Compare the single passage in the Old Testament ().