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Amphictyonic in a sentence

Amphictyonic meaning

Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.

Using Amphictyonic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
  • In the example corpus, amphictyonic often appears in combinations such as: the amphictyonic, amphictyonic league, amphictyonic council.

Context around Amphictyonic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

league 3× council 2×

Sentence patterns with Amphictyonic

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

and the amphictyonic league again 1× around the amphictyonic league based 1× in the amphictyonic council 1× in the amphictyonic league and 1× of the amphictyonic council gave 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a generation later 1× as a result 1× c carey aeschines 1× hadrian had played 1× in 339 bc 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second excursion 1× greek political world 1× league again attacked 1× something far grander 1× the amphictyonic council 1×

Words around Amphictyonic

Just before it in the word index:

amphiboly 2 amphibolite 2 amphiboles 7 amphibole 3 amphibious 222 amphibians 119

Just after it in the word index:

amphidamas 3 amphidromic 5 amphion 5 amphipathic 2 amphiphile 2 amphiphiles 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Amphictyonic

  • In this selection, "amphictyonic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, league and council stand out and add context to how "amphictyonic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the amphictyonic league again and around the amphictyonic league based. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amphictyonic" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amphictyonic

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

A generation later, Phocians again grabbed Delphi's treasuries, and the Amphictyonic League again attacked. (15 words)

In 339 BC Philip made his last and most effective bid to conquer southern Greece, assisted by Aeschines' stance in the Amphictyonic Council. (23 words)

Hadrian had played with the idea of focusing his Greek revival around the Amphictyonic League based in Delphi, but by now he had decided on something far grander. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

C. Carey, Aeschines, 7–8, 11. After the failure of a first military excursion against the Locrians, the summer session of the Amphictyonic Council gave command of the league's forces to Philip and asked him to lead a second excursion. (41 words)

As a result, Macedonia became the leading state in the Amphictyonic League and Phillip became head of the Pythian Games, firmly putting the Macedonian leader at the centre of the Greek political world. (33 words)

Hadrian had played with the idea of focusing his Greek revival around the Amphictyonic League based in Delphi, but by now he had decided on something far grander. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

A generation later, Phocians again grabbed Delphi's treasuries, and the Amphictyonic League again attacked.

As a result, Macedonia became the leading state in the Amphictyonic League and Phillip became head of the Pythian Games, firmly putting the Macedonian leader at the centre of the Greek political world.

C. Carey, Aeschines, 7–8, 11. After the failure of a first military excursion against the Locrians, the summer session of the Amphictyonic Council gave command of the league's forces to Philip and asked him to lead a second excursion.

Hadrian had played with the idea of focusing his Greek revival around the Amphictyonic League based in Delphi, but by now he had decided on something far grander.

In 339 BC Philip made his last and most effective bid to conquer southern Greece, assisted by Aeschines' stance in the Amphictyonic Council.

Common combinations with amphictyonic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "amphictyonic" in a sentence?
An example: "A generation later, Phocians again grabbed Delphi's treasuries, and the Amphictyonic League again attacked." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "amphictyonic" from authentic English texts.
What does "amphictyonic" mean?
Amphictyonic means: Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
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