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Using Ammonius

  • In the example corpus, ammonius often appears in combinations such as: ammonius saccas, that ammonius, ammonius ammonius.

Context around Ammonius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

concerning 1× different 1× saccas 1× sacian 1× scolds 1× teacher 1× named 1×

Often after:

saccas 3× thus 1× ibidem 1× signed 1× wrote 1× struck 1×

Sentence patterns with Ammonius

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a different ammonius of alexandria 1× alexandria where ammonius as head 1× ammonius signed the 1× ammonius was subsequently 1× and an ammonius the christian 1× as saccas ammonius thus as 1× called ammonius ammonius saccas who 1× confusion concerning ammonius is to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ammonius signed the 1× ammonius was subsequently 1× damascius philosophos historia 1× eusebius history of 1× eventually they returned 1× later christian writers 1×

Common sentence endings:

wrote biblical texts 2× antioch and others 1× case for martyrdom 1× denoting sakkos impossible 1× of his life 1× of plotinus xx 1×

Words around Ammonius

Just before it in the word index:

ammonium 158 ammonites 11 ammonite 10 ammoniation 3 ammoniac 2 ammonia 354

Just after it in the word index:

ammonoids 2 ammonoosuc 2 ammons 10 ammosexual 4 ammotragus 2 ammouta 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Ammonius

  • In this selection, "ammonius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, concerning, different, saccas, saccas, thus and ibidem stand out and add context to how "ammonius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a different ammonius of alexandria and alexandria where ammonius as head. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ammonius" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ammonius

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is quite possible that Ammonius Saccas taught both Origens. (10 words)

Plotinus is noted as the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas ). (14 words)

Ammonius was subsequently captured and ordered to be tortured for his actions, during which he died. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Damascius, Philosophos Historia, 118B, Athanassiadi Damascius, who scolds Ammonius for the agreement that he made, does not say what the concessions were, but it may have involved limitations on the doctrines he could teach or promote. (36 words)

One way to explain much of the confusion concerning Ammonius is to assume that there were two people called Ammonius: Ammonius Saccas who taught Plotinus, and an Ammonius the Christian who wrote biblical texts. (34 words)

This is, according to this interpretation, supported by the fact that Ammianus Marcellinus refers to him as "Saccas Ammonius", thus as the "Sacian Ammonius", ibidem which makes any reading as denoting "sakkos" impossible. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

One way to explain much of the confusion concerning Ammonius is to assume that there were two people called Ammonius: Ammonius Saccas who taught Plotinus, and an Ammonius the Christian who wrote biblical texts.

Later Christian writers stated that Ammonius was a Christian, but it is now generally assumed that there was a different Ammonius of Alexandria who wrote biblical texts.

This is, according to this interpretation, supported by the fact that Ammianus Marcellinus refers to him as "Saccas Ammonius", thus as the "Sacian Ammonius", ibidem which makes any reading as denoting "sakkos" impossible.

Ammonius signed the decretal letter of the Council of Constantinople in 518 against Severus of Antioch and others.

Ammonius was subsequently captured and ordered to be tortured for his actions, during which he died.

Damascius, Philosophos Historia, 118B, Athanassiadi Damascius, who scolds Ammonius for the agreement that he made, does not say what the concessions were, but it may have involved limitations on the doctrines he could teach or promote.

Eusebius, History of the Church, vi, 19. However, we are told by Longinus that Ammonius wrote nothing, Longinus, quoted by Porphyry, Life of Plotinus, xx.

Eventually, they returned to Alexandria, where Ammonius, as head of the Neoplatonist school in Alexandria, lectured on Plato and Aristotle for the rest of his life.

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However, according to Scholasticus, the Christian community displayed a general lack of enthusiasm for Ammonius's case for martyrdom.

It is quite possible that Ammonius Saccas taught both Origens.

Plotinus is noted as the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas ).

The friend, understanding the desire of his heart, sent him to Ammonius, whom he had not so far tried.

The monks paid little attention to Orestes's claims of Christianity, and one of the monks named Ammonius struck Orestes in the head with a rock, causing him to bleed profusely.

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Common combinations with ammonius

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