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Amphitryon in a sentence

Amphitryon meaning

A host or entertainer.

Using Amphitryon

  • The main meaning on this page is: A host or entertainer.

Context around Amphitryon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

heracles 1× finally 1×

Sentence patterns with Amphitryon

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

descent through amphitryon heracles receives 1× father of amphitryon 1× when amphitryon finally returned 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by his adoptive 1× when amphitryon finally 1×

Common sentence endings:

father of amphitryon 1× zeus had done 1×

Words around Amphitryon

Just before it in the word index:

amphitruo 2 amphitheatrum 3 amphitheatres 7 amphitheatre 103 amphitheaters 15 amphitheater 156

Just after it in the word index:

amphiumas 2 amphora 26 amphorae 24 amphoras 3 amphoteric 10 amphotericin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Amphitryon

  • In this selection, "amphitryon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heracles and finally stand out and add context to how "amphitryon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include descent through amphitryon heracles receives and father of amphitryon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amphitryon" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amphitryon

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

By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus ", father of Amphitryon. (20 words)

When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done. (28 words)

By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus ", father of Amphitryon. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus ", father of Amphitryon.

When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "amphitryon" in a sentence?
An example: "By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus ", father of Amphitryon." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "amphitryon" from authentic English texts.
What does "amphitryon" mean?
Amphitryon means: A host or entertainer.
How many example sentences with "amphitryon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "amphitryon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.