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Filius is an English word starting with the letter F. With 9 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Filius in a sentence

Using Filius

  • In the example corpus, filius often appears in combinations such as: divi filius, term filius.

Context around Filius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

divi 4× term 2× dei 1× neptuni 1×

Often after:

fitwock 1× commander 1× augustus 1× drusi 1× adoptivus 1× son 1× augusti 1×

Sentence patterns with Filius

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

as his filius augusti his 1× caesar divi filius augustus as 1× caesar divi filius commander caesar 1× himself divi filius and not 1× house is filius fitwock and 1× name neptuni filius son of 1× not dei filius 1× the term filius adoptivus in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

augustus also styled 1× augustus imperator caesar 1× claudius frequently used 1× duns scotus 1300 1× pompeius control over 1× potter 280 southern 1×

Common sentence endings:

a qualified sense 1× his adoptive father 1× not dei filius 1× of his image 1× some previous emperors 1× son of neptune 1×

Words around Filius

Just before it in the word index:

filium 3 filitov 6 filisola 6 filise 4 filis 2 filips 3

Just after it in the word index:

filk 41 filker 2 filkers 9 filking 6 filkins 4 fill 4.321

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Filius

  • In this selection, "filius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, divi, term, dei, fitwock, commander and augustus stand out and add context to how "filius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as his filius augusti his and caesar divi filius augustus as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "filius" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with filius

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

Thus Augustus called himself Divi filius, and not Dei filius. (10 words)

The head of the house is Filius Fitwock and the house ghost is the Grey Lady. (16 words)

Augustus also styled himself as Imperator Caesar divi filius, "Commander Caesar son of the deified one". (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Potter, 280; Southern, 136; Williams, 43. Some historians state that Diocletian adopted Maximian as his filius Augusti, his "Augustan son", upon his appointment to the throne, following the precedent of some previous Emperors. (33 words)

Augustus (Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus), as Caesar's adopted son and heir, discarded the family name of his natural father and initially renamed himself "Gaius Julius Caesar" after his adoptive father. (32 words)

Claudius frequently used the term "filius Drusi" (son of Drusus) in his titles, in order to remind the people of his legendary father and lay claim to his reputation. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

Thus Augustus called himself Divi filius, and not Dei filius.

The head of the house is Filius Fitwock and the house ghost is the Grey Lady.

Augustus also styled himself as Imperator Caesar divi filius, "Commander Caesar son of the deified one".

Augustus (Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus), as Caesar's adopted son and heir, discarded the family name of his natural father and initially renamed himself "Gaius Julius Caesar" after his adoptive father.

Claudius frequently used the term "filius Drusi" (son of Drusus) in his titles, in order to remind the people of his legendary father and lay claim to his reputation.

Duns Scotus (1300) and Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (1320) admit the term Filius adoptivus in a qualified sense.

Pompeius' control over the sea prompted him to take on the name Neptuni filius, "son of Neptune ".

Potter, 280; Southern, 136; Williams, 43. Some historians state that Diocletian adopted Maximian as his filius Augusti, his "Augustan son", upon his appointment to the throne, following the precedent of some previous Emperors.

The assumption of the title Divi filius by Augustus meshed with a larger campaign by him to exercise the power of his image.

Common combinations with filius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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