How do you use Artaxerxes in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like king or rex, plus the exact meaning.
Artaxerxes in a sentence
Artaxerxes meaning
The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Using Artaxerxes
- The main meaning on this page is: The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.
- Useful related words include: king, male monarch, rex, irani.
- In the example corpus, artaxerxes often appears in combinations such as: king artaxerxes, of artaxerxes, artaxerxes ii.
Context around Artaxerxes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Artaxerxes
- In this selection, "artaxerxes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, king, name, asks, 1762, died and sent stand out and add context to how "artaxerxes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and asks artaxerxes for leave and decree by artaxerxes is that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "artaxerxes" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with artaxerxes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ezra came to Jerusalem "in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the King". (12 words)
The last inscription mentioning Artaxerxes I being alive can be dated to 424 BC. (14 words)
Nehemiah is a cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes II of Persia – an important official position. (15 words)
Berlin London: LIT, p.13 Therefore, they do not form a part of the Plutarchian canon of single biographies – as represented by the Life of Aratus of Sicyon and the Life of Artaxerxes II (the biographies of Hesiod, Pindar, Crates and Daiphantus were lost). (44 words)
The implication of the 457BC decree by Artaxerxes is that, if any of the other three decrees are taken as the beginning point for the 70-week prophecy, it would be impossible to establish the fact that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. (42 words)
He prays to God, recalling the sins of Israel and God's promise of restoration to the Land, and asks Artaxerxes for leave to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its walls; the king is receptive and extends his aid to this mission. (42 words)
Example sentences (14)
The implication of the 457BC decree by Artaxerxes is that, if any of the other three decrees are taken as the beginning point for the 70-week prophecy, it would be impossible to establish the fact that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.
With the blessing of the Persian King Artaxerxes I or II (in the Book of Ezra, it is not clear which), Ezra and his followers were sent back to rebuild the city of Jerusalem.
A date of 428 BC, based on the idea that the "seventh" year of Artaxerxes is a mistake for "thirty-seventh" year, has become less popular, as it is based entirely on conjecture.
After killing Darius, Bessus took the regal name Artaxerxes V and began calling himself the King of Asia.
Berlin London: LIT, p.13 Therefore, they do not form a part of the Plutarchian canon of single biographies – as represented by the Life of Aratus of Sicyon and the Life of Artaxerxes II (the biographies of Hesiod, Pindar, Crates and Daiphantus were lost).
Ezra came to Jerusalem "in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the King".
He prays to God, recalling the sins of Israel and God's promise of restoration to the Land, and asks Artaxerxes for leave to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its walls; the king is receptive and extends his aid to this mission.
His opera Artaxerxes (1762) was the first attempt to set a full-blown opera seria in English and was a huge success, holding the stage until the 1830s.
However, a cuneiform tablet (now in the British Museum ) suggests that Artaxerxes died from natural causes. citation Artashata took the regnal name Darius III, and quickly demonstrated his independence from his possible assassin benefactor.
Nehemiah is a cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes II of Persia – an important official position.
Some years later Artaxerxes sent Nehemiah (a Jewish noble in his personal service) to Jerusalem as governor with the task of rebuilding the city walls.
The last inscription mentioning Artaxerxes I being alive can be dated to 424 BC.
The officials of Samaria write to king Artaxerxes warning him that Jerusalem is being rebuilt, and the king orders the work to stop.
The Spartans had been called on by the Ionians to assist them against the Persian King Artaxerxes II.
Common combinations with artaxerxes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- king artaxerxes 4×
- of artaxerxes 3×
- artaxerxes ii 3×
- artaxerxes is 2×