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Explore Amyntas through 8 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Amyntas in a sentence

Using Amyntas

  • In the example corpus, amyntas often appears in combinations such as: king amyntas.

Context around Amyntas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 2× support 1× family 1×

Often after:

died 1× iii 1× granted 1× soon 1× children 1× sought 1×

Sentence patterns with Amyntas

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

amyntas died at 1× by king amyntas iii c 1× kotys family amyntas soon adopted 1× macedonian king amyntas i surrendered 1× mentions that amyntas had three 1× this support amyntas granted them 1× when amyntas sought spartan 1× younger that amyntas children by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a unified macedonian 1× achaemenid persian rule 1× amyntas died at 1× in exchange for 1× justin also mentions 1× prevented from marrying 1×

Common sentence endings:

arrhidaeus and menelaus 1× as his son 1× by marriage ties 1× children by eurydice 1× fortify their fleet 1× son alexander ii 1×

Words around Amyntas

Just before it in the word index:

amylyx 16 amylose 10 amyloplasts 3 amylopectin 6 amylon 3 amyloidosis 5

Just after it in the word index:

amyot 2 amyotrophic 23 amyotrophy 3 amyra 2 amyraut 8 amyris 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Amyntas

  • In this selection, "amyntas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, support, family, died, iii and granted stand out and add context to how "amyntas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amyntas died at and by king amyntas iii c. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amyntas" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amyntas

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

Prevented from marrying into Kotys' family, Amyntas soon adopted Iphicrates as his son. (13 words)

Amyntas died at an advanced age, leaving his throne to his eldest son, Alexander II. (15 words)

When Amyntas sought Spartan aid against the growing threat of Olynthus, the Spartans eagerly responded. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

A unified Macedonian state was eventually established by King Amyntas III (c. 393 370 BC), though it still retained strong contrasts between the cattle-rich coastal plain and the fierce isolated tribal hinterland, allied to the king by marriage ties. (40 words)

Achaemenid Persian rule main Ever since the Macedonian king Amyntas I surrendered his country to the Persians in about 512-511 BCE, Macedonians and Persians were strangers no more. (29 words)

The fact that they did not try to take the throne before the 350s suggests that they were younger that Amyntas' children by Eurydice. (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

Achaemenid Persian rule main Ever since the Macedonian king Amyntas I surrendered his country to the Persians in about 512-511 BCE, Macedonians and Persians were strangers no more.

Amyntas died at an advanced age, leaving his throne to his eldest son, Alexander II.

A unified Macedonian state was eventually established by King Amyntas III (c. 393 370 BC), though it still retained strong contrasts between the cattle-rich coastal plain and the fierce isolated tribal hinterland, allied to the king by marriage ties.

In exchange for this support, Amyntas granted them rights to Macedonian timber, which was sent back to Athens to help fortify their fleet.

Justin also mentions that Amyntas had three sons by another wife, Gygaea (probably and Argead): Archelaus, Arrhidaeus and Menelaus.

Prevented from marrying into Kotys' family, Amyntas soon adopted Iphicrates as his son.

The fact that they did not try to take the throne before the 350s suggests that they were younger that Amyntas' children by Eurydice.

When Amyntas sought Spartan aid against the growing threat of Olynthus, the Spartans eagerly responded.

Common combinations with amyntas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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