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Diogenes is an English word with synonyms like philosopher. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Diogenes meaning

  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).
  2. Diogenes of Sinope, an Ancient Greek philosopher (c.412-c.323 BC), the most famous of Cynic philosophers.

Synonyms of Diogenes

philosopher

Related words

Other words often associated with Diogenes or its synonyms:

bookman somebody person soul someone student scholar mortal individual

Using Diogenes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs). | Diogenes of Sinope, an Ancient Greek philosopher (c.412-c.323 BC), the most famous of Cynic philosophers.
  • Useful related words include: philosopher.
  • In the example corpus, diogenes often appears in combinations such as: diogenes laërtius, diogenes laertius, to diogenes.

Context around Diogenes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

explains 1× epidemics 1× names 1× miletus 1× died 1× normally 1× challenged 1× purple 1× persaeus 1×

Often after:

laertius 3× explains 1× says 1× club 1× considers 1× apolloniates 1×

Sentence patterns with Diogenes

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

according to diogenes laërtius chrysippus 1× according to diogenes laërtius he 1× according to diogenes laërtius the 1× according to diogenes laërtius what 1× and the diogenes club 1× as diogenes explains diogenes 1× at miletus diogenes laërtius 9 1× at which diogenes says he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to diogenes 3× a similar belief 1× according to persaeus 1× aelian varia historia 1× as diogenes explains 1× by the 16th 1×

Common sentence endings:

a debate before 1× air and fire 1× climate change policies 1× criticizing cultural conventions 1× for 72 years 1× in the marketplace 1×

Words around Diogenes

Just before it in the word index:

dioecious 12 diodorus 41 diodontidae 2 diodes 119 diode 140 diodati 4

Just after it in the word index:

diognetus 4 diogo 94 diogu 4 diokno 16 diol 4 diola 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

absolve 59 acceptability 59 acetic 59 actuators 59 adulation 59 affirmations 59

Corpus analysis for Diogenes

  • In this selection, "diogenes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, explains, epidemics, names, laertius, explains and says stand out and add context to how "diogenes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to diogenes laërtius chrysippus and according to diogenes laërtius he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "diogenes" sits close to words such as absolve, acceptability and acetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with diogenes

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

Plato has challenged Diogenes to a debate before. (8 words)

Diogenes: I can't believe that place still exists. (9 words)

According to Persaeus ( Diogenes Laërtius vii. 28), Zeno lived for 72 years. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

A similar belief was attributed by some ancient sources to Diogenes Apolloniates (late 5th century BCE), who also linked air with intelligence and soul (psyche), but other sources claim that his arche was a substance between air and fire. (39 words)

According to Diogenes Laërtius, the outspoken, agnostic position taken by Protagoras aroused anger, causing the Athenians to expel him from the city, and all copies of his book were collected and burned in the marketplace. (35 words)

This text is now purple: Diogenes: I think it's pretty well-established after last year's "hurricanes" that this is all a Deep State conspiracy to promote job-killing, socialist climate change policies. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Aelian, Varia Historia, iv. 20; Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 35. During his travels, according to Diogenes Laërtius, he became acquainted with the Chaldean magi.

As Diogenes explains: Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 8 All things come into being by conflict of opposites, and the sum of things (τὰ ὅλα ta hola, "the whole") flows like a stream.

Diogenes Laërtius, 67 his penetrating knowledge of nature, and the reputation of his marvellous powers, including the curing of diseases, and averting epidemics, Diogenes Laërtius, viii. 60, 70, 69; Plutarch, de Curios.

Diogenes Laërtius Diogenes Laërtius 1.25 tells us that Thales gained fame as a counselor when he advised the Milesians not to engage in a symmachia, a "fighting together", with the Lydians.

Diogenes Laertius further states that Dicaearchus gave ten possible names, Hippobotus suggested twelve names, Diogenes Laertius, i. 42 and Hermippus enumerated seventeen possible sages from which different people made different selections of seven.

Diogenes Laërtius says "Leucippus was born at Elea, but some say at Abdera and others at Miletus," Diogenes Laërtius 9.30.

His dates of birth and death are based on a life span of 60 years, the age at which Diogenes says he died, Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 3 with the floruit in the middle.

Diogenes was the founder of the Cynic philosophy, and was a controversial figure in his day, living a simple life and criticizing cultural conventions.

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Normally, Diogenes considers the celebrity philosopher too much of a fool to waste time talking to.

Plato has challenged Diogenes to a debate before.

Diogenes: I can't believe that place still exists.

This text is now purple: Diogenes: I think it's pretty well-established after last year's "hurricanes" that this is all a Deep State conspiracy to promote job-killing, socialist climate change policies.

According to Diogenes Laërtius, Chrysippus wrote twelve works in 23 books on the Liar paradox ; seven works in 17 books on amphiboly ; and another nine works in 26 books on other conundrums.

According to Diogenes Laërtius, the outspoken, agnostic position taken by Protagoras aroused anger, causing the Athenians to expel him from the city, and all copies of his book were collected and burned in the marketplace.

According to Diogenes Laërtius, what was done and taught among the members was kept a secret.

According to Persaeus ( Diogenes Laërtius vii. 28), Zeno lived for 72 years.

A similar belief was attributed by some ancient sources to Diogenes Apolloniates (late 5th century BCE), who also linked air with intelligence and soul (psyche), but other sources claim that his arche was a substance between air and fire.

By the 16th century, the works of Diogenes Laertius were being printed in Europe.

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Common combinations with diogenes

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "diogenes" in a sentence?
An example: "Aelian, Varia Historia, iv. 20; Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 35. During his travels, according to Diogenes Laërtius, he became acquainted with the Chaldean magi." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "diogenes" from authentic English texts.
What does "diogenes" mean?
Diogenes means: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).
What are synonyms of "diogenes"?
Common synonyms of "diogenes" include: philosopher.
How many example sentences with "diogenes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "diogenes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.