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How do you use Episkyros in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Episkyros in a sentence

Episkyros meaning

An Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.

Using Episkyros

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.

Context around Episkyros

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

phaininda 1×

Sentence patterns with Episkyros

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

game called episkyros ἐπίσκυρος which 1× phaininda episkyros and harpastum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

phaininda episkyros and 1× pollux i x 1×

Common sentence endings:

hands and violence 1× origin of football 1×

Words around Episkyros

Just before it in the word index:

episkopos 4 episkopoi 3 episkopi 3 episkope 4 episcopus 4 episcopos 3

Just after it in the word index:

episode 8.583 episodes 3.800 episodic 125 episodically 3 episomes 3 epist 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Episkyros

  • In this selection, "episkyros" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, phaininda stand out and add context to how "episkyros" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include game called episkyros ἐπίσκυρος which and phaininda episkyros and harpastum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "episkyros" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with episkyros

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

Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. (10 words)

Pollux (i. x. 104) mentions a game called episkyros (ἐπίσκυρος), which has often been looked on as the origin of football. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Pollux (i. x. 104) mentions a game called episkyros (ἐπίσκυρος), which has often been looked on as the origin of football. (21 words)

Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence.

Pollux (i. x. 104) mentions a game called episkyros (ἐπίσκυρος), which has often been looked on as the origin of football.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "episkyros" in a sentence?
An example: "Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "episkyros" from authentic English texts.
What does "episkyros" mean?
Episkyros means: An Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.
How many example sentences with "episkyros" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "episkyros", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.