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Eteocles in a sentence

Using Eteocles

  • In the example corpus, eteocles often appears in combinations such as: eteocles and.

Context around Eteocles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sons 1× colonus 1× year 1×

Often after:

finally 1× decided 1× refuses 1×

Sentence patterns with Eteocles

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

at colonus eteocles and polynices 1× declares that eteocles will be 1× first year eteocles refuses to 1× oedipus sons eteocles and polynices 1× polynices and eteocles finally face 1× year but eteocles decided not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by contrast in 1× creon declares that 1× in addition to 1× in sophocles account 1× the expedition soon 1× the sons agree 1×

Common sentence endings:

charges against them 1× claim his crown 1× his tenure expired 1× in close combat 1× to feast upon 1× to the succession 1×

Words around Eteocles

Just before it in the word index:

eteng 7 etemon 3 etemenanki 3 etem 2 etela 2 etel 2

Just after it in the word index:

eteon 3 eterbase 4 eteri 2 eteringbang 2 eterna 5 eternal 753

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Eteocles

  • In this selection, "eteocles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sons, colonus, year, finally, decided and refuses stand out and add context to how "eteocles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at colonus eteocles and polynices and declares that eteocles will be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eteocles" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eteocles

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

By contrast, in the other plays there is some struggle with Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices in regard to the succession. (21 words)

In Sophocles' account, the two brothers agreed to alternate rule each year, but Eteocles decided not to share power with his brother after his tenure expired. (26 words)

Creon declares that Eteocles will be buried with full honors and religious rites, and Polyneices left rotting in the sun for the dogs and birds to feast upon. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

In addition to being in a clearly more powerful position in Oedipus at Colonus, Eteocles and Polynices are also culpable: they consent (l. 429, Theodoridis, tr.) to their father's going to exile, which is one of his bitterest charges against them. (42 words)

The expedition soon proved to be a total disaster, however, since all of the men other than Adrastus were killed; it is then that the brothers Polynices and Eteocles finally face each other in close combat. (36 words)

The sons agree to alternate in the throne of the city, but after the first year Eteocles refuses to step down, and Polynices wages war to claim his crown. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

The expedition soon proved to be a total disaster, however, since all of the men other than Adrastus were killed; it is then that the brothers Polynices and Eteocles finally face each other in close combat.

Creon declares that Eteocles will be buried with full honors and religious rites, and Polyneices left rotting in the sun for the dogs and birds to feast upon.

By contrast, in the other plays there is some struggle with Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices in regard to the succession.

In addition to being in a clearly more powerful position in Oedipus at Colonus, Eteocles and Polynices are also culpable: they consent (l. 429, Theodoridis, tr.) to their father's going to exile, which is one of his bitterest charges against them.

In Sophocles' account, the two brothers agreed to alternate rule each year, but Eteocles decided not to share power with his brother after his tenure expired.

The sons agree to alternate in the throne of the city, but after the first year Eteocles refuses to step down, and Polynices wages war to claim his crown.

Common combinations with eteocles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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