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Context around Hegesias

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cicero 1× pessimists 1× philosopher 1× led 1×

Often after:

wrote 1× argued 1× 290 1×

Sentence patterns with Hegesias

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

cyrenaic philosopher hegesias 290 bce 1× later pessimists hegesias argued that 1× of this hegesias was banned 1× this led hegesias of magnesia 1× to cicero hegesias wrote a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to cicero 1× like later pessimists 1× the birth of 1× this led hegesias 1×

Common sentence endings:

birth of alexander 1× desirable than life 1× hegesias 290 bce 1× much as possible 1× teaching in alexandria 1×

Words around Hegesias

Just before it in the word index:

hegerty 3 hegerle 5 hegerl 2 hegerberg 11 heger 9 hegenberger 2

Just after it in the word index:

hegg 5 heggestad 2 heggie 6 heggs 2 heginbotham 5 heginger 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Hegesias

  • In this selection, "hegesias" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cicero, pessimists, philosopher, wrote, argued and 290 stand out and add context to how "hegesias" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cyrenaic philosopher hegesias 290 bce and later pessimists hegesias argued that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hegesias" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hegesias

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

Because of this Hegesias was banned from teaching in Alexandria. (10 words)

This led Hegesias of Magnesia to say that it had burnt down because Artemis was away, attending the birth of Alexander. (21 words)

According to Cicero, Hegesias wrote a book called Death by Starvation, which supposedly persuaded many people that death was more desirable than life. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Like later pessimists, Hegesias argued that lasting happiness is impossible to achieve and that all we can do is to try to avoid pain as much as possible. (28 words)

The Birth of Tragedy. 5, pp. 51–52 Another Greek expressed a form of pessimism in his philosophy: the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias (290 BCE). (25 words)

According to Cicero, Hegesias wrote a book called Death by Starvation, which supposedly persuaded many people that death was more desirable than life. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

According to Cicero, Hegesias wrote a book called Death by Starvation, which supposedly persuaded many people that death was more desirable than life.

Because of this Hegesias was banned from teaching in Alexandria.

Like later pessimists, Hegesias argued that lasting happiness is impossible to achieve and that all we can do is to try to avoid pain as much as possible.

The Birth of Tragedy. 5, pp. 51–52 Another Greek expressed a form of pessimism in his philosophy: the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias (290 BCE).

This led Hegesias of Magnesia to say that it had burnt down because Artemis was away, attending the birth of Alexander.

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