סִינְדִּיקְנוֹס

סִינְדִּיקְנוֹסm. (a corrupt. of σύντεκνος, S.) godfather, he who holds the male infant on his knees for circumcision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 35, end, ed. Bub. (missing in oth. eds.) בברכיי אני נעשה ס׳וכ׳ with my knees (I praise God)when I am made the godfather of children that are circumcised on my knees; Yalk. Ps. 723 אני עושה סינדיקוס (some ed. סנדיקות, corr. acc.).(In ritual literature the godfather is called סנדק, sandak, and his function סַנְדְּקָאוּת.