How do you use Diognetus in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Diognetus in a sentence
Context around Diognetus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diognetus
- In this selection, "diognetus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, teachers and marcus stand out and add context to how "diognetus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include behest of diognetus marcus took and epistle to diognetus for the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diognetus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diognetus
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According to the Epistle to Diognetus : For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe.. (25 words)
Meditations 1.4; McLynn, 20. One of his teachers, Diognetus, a painting-master, proved particularly influential; he seems to have introduced Marcus to the philosophic way of life. (28 words)
Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 95; Champlin, Fronto, 120. Champlin notes that Marcus' praise of him in the Meditations is out of order (he is praised immediately after Diognetus, who had introduced Marcus to philosophy), giving him special emphasis. (37 words)
In April 132, at the behest of Diognetus, Marcus took up the dress and habits of the philosopher: he studied while wearing a rough Greek cloak, and would sleep on the ground until his mother convinced him to sleep on a bed. (42 words)
Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 95; Champlin, Fronto, 120. Champlin notes that Marcus' praise of him in the Meditations is out of order (he is praised immediately after Diognetus, who had introduced Marcus to philosophy), giving him special emphasis. (37 words)
Meditations 1.4; McLynn, 20. One of his teachers, Diognetus, a painting-master, proved particularly influential; he seems to have introduced Marcus to the philosophic way of life. (28 words)
Example sentences (4)
According to the Epistle to Diognetus : For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe..
Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 95; Champlin, Fronto, 120. Champlin notes that Marcus' praise of him in the Meditations is out of order (he is praised immediately after Diognetus, who had introduced Marcus to philosophy), giving him special emphasis.
In April 132, at the behest of Diognetus, Marcus took up the dress and habits of the philosopher: he studied while wearing a rough Greek cloak, and would sleep on the ground until his mother convinced him to sleep on a bed.
Meditations 1.4; McLynn, 20. One of his teachers, Diognetus, a painting-master, proved particularly influential; he seems to have introduced Marcus to the philosophic way of life.