Get to know Achaean better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like greek or hellene.
Achaean meaning
- An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.
- In Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.
Using Achaean
- The main meaning on this page is: An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea. | In Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.
- Useful related words include: achaian, greek, hellene.
- In the example corpus, achaean often appears in combinations such as: the achaean, achaean army, achaean league.
Context around Achaean
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Achaean
- In this selection, "achaean" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combined, first, army, league and camp stand out and add context to how "achaean" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aetolian and achaean leagues whose and afflicted the achaean army with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "achaean" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with achaean
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Enraged, Apollo afflicted the Achaean army with plague. (8 words)
The Achaean fleet then set sail and was scattered by a storm. (12 words)
It was a cultural and religious center that held prominence within the Achaean League. (14 words)
The legend has it that he became involved with Achaean Sparta when the family of king Tyndareus was unseated and driven into exile by Hippocoön and his family, who in the process happened to kill the son of a friend of Heracles. (42 words)
In the absence of archaeological evidence of discontinuity at Miletus the Achaean population whatever their name appears to have descended to archaic Ionia, which does not exclude the possibility of another colonizing and founding event from Athens. (37 words)
After capturing Dyrrhachium and Phoenice,Teuta's forces extended their operations further southward into the Ionian Sea, defeating the combined Achaean and Aetolian fleet in the battle of Paxos and capturing the island of Corcyra. (35 words)
Example sentences (17)
The next day, though, with Zeus' help, the Trojans broke into the Achaean camp and were on the verge of setting fire to the Achaean ships.
It was a cultural and religious center that held prominence within the Achaean League.
The Achaean League and Lycian League consisted of states with varying political systems cooperating within a loose, republican-style confederation.
After capturing Dyrrhachium and Phoenice,Teuta's forces extended their operations further southward into the Ionian Sea, defeating the combined Achaean and Aetolian fleet in the battle of Paxos and capturing the island of Corcyra.
Agamemnon agreed and sent emissaries to all the Achaean kings and princes to call them to observe their oaths and retrieve Helen.
Arrival Calchas had prophesied that the first Achaean to walk on land after stepping off a ship would be the first to die.
Chryses then prayed to Apollo for the safe return of his daughter, which Apollo responded to by unleashing a plague over the Achaean Army.
Driven mad with grief, Ajax desired to kill his comrades, but Athena caused him to mistake the cattle and their herdsmen for the Achaean warriors.
Enraged, Apollo afflicted the Achaean army with plague.
He always champions the Achaean cause, especially when the king is in question, as in one instance when Thersites speaks against him.
In book 8, Hera tries to persuade Poseidon to disobey Zeus and help the Achaean army.
In the absence of archaeological evidence of discontinuity at Miletus the Achaean population whatever their name appears to have descended to archaic Ionia, which does not exclude the possibility of another colonizing and founding event from Athens.
Mutiny Near the end of the ninth year since the landing, the Achaean army, tired from the fighting and from the lack of supplies, mutinied against their leaders and demanded to return to their homes.
The Achaean fleet then set sail and was scattered by a storm.
The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes (1664) by Jan de Bray First gathering at Aulis The Achaean forces first gathered at Aulis.
The legend has it that he became involved with Achaean Sparta when the family of king Tyndareus was unseated and driven into exile by Hippocoön and his family, who in the process happened to kill the son of a friend of Heracles.
They show that the Macedonian institutions were near to those of the Greek federal states, like the Aetolian and Achaean leagues, whose unity was reinforced by the presence of the king.
Common combinations with achaean
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: