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How do you use Cratylus in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Cratylus in a sentence

Using Cratylus

  • In the example corpus, cratylus often appears in combinations such as: dialogue cratylus.

Context around Cratylus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dialogue 2×

Often after:

407b 1× gives 1×

Sentence patterns with Cratylus

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

his dialogue cratylus gives two 1× of the cratylus however shows 1× plato in cratylus 407b gave 1× s dialogue cratylus is devoted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a direct review 1× an extensive section 1× in accordance with 1× plato in his 1×

Common sentence endings:

all noble things 1× explicitly or implicitly 1× god theou noesis 1×

Words around Cratylus

Just before it in the word index:

cratons 9 cratonic 2 craton 6 crato 2 cratloe 7 cratinus 2

Just after it in the word index:

crauer 2 craun 2 craus 2 cravalho 8 cravat 7 cravate 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Cratylus

  • In this selection, "cratylus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dialogue, 407b and gives stand out and add context to how "cratylus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include his dialogue cratylus gives two and of the cratylus however shows. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cratylus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cratylus

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

In accordance with this mythological tradition, Plato, in Cratylus (407B), gave the etymology of her name as signifying “the mind of god”, theou noesis. (24 words)

A direct review of the Cratylus, however, shows that Plato made no such claim and that gematria is not discussed in it either explicitly or implicitly. (26 words)

Plato in his dialogue Cratylus gives two alternative etymologies: either the sea restrained Poseidon when walking as a "foot-bond" (ποσίδεσμον), or he "knew many things" (πολλά εἰδότος or πολλά εἰδῶν). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

An extensive section of Plato 's dialogue Cratylus is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, in which Socrates is arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge (eidenai) of all noble things". (39 words)

Plato in his dialogue Cratylus gives two alternative etymologies: either the sea restrained Poseidon when walking as a "foot-bond" (ποσίδεσμον), or he "knew many things" (πολλά εἰδότος or πολλά εἰδῶν). (31 words)

A direct review of the Cratylus, however, shows that Plato made no such claim and that gematria is not discussed in it either explicitly or implicitly. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

A direct review of the Cratylus, however, shows that Plato made no such claim and that gematria is not discussed in it either explicitly or implicitly.

An extensive section of Plato 's dialogue Cratylus is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, in which Socrates is arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge (eidenai) of all noble things".

In accordance with this mythological tradition, Plato, in Cratylus (407B), gave the etymology of her name as signifying “the mind of god”, theou noesis.

Plato in his dialogue Cratylus gives two alternative etymologies: either the sea restrained Poseidon when walking as a "foot-bond" (ποσίδεσμον), or he "knew many things" (πολλά εἰδότος or πολλά εἰδῶν).

Common combinations with cratylus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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