Get to know Helot better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like serf or villein.
Helot meaning
- A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
- A serf; a slave.
Using Helot
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs. | A serf; a slave.
- Useful related words include: serf, villein, thrall.
- In the example corpus, helot often appears in combinations such as: the helot, helot population.
Context around Helot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Helot
- In this selection, "helot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vulnerable, largest, population, laconians and slave stand out and add context to how "helot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the helot population continued and intimidating the helot population. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "helot" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with helot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Every Spartan soldier carried his own weapons, while a Helot slave took charge of his other belongings. (17 words)
As the Spartiate population declined and the helot population continued to grow, the imbalance of power caused increasing tension. (19 words)
She called to Sparta for assistance but was denied, as Sparta was facing the largest helot revolution in its history. (20 words)
The event severely damaged Sparta's naval power but did not end its aspirations of invading further into Persia, until Conon the Athenian ravaged the Spartan coastline and provoked the old Spartan fear of a helot revolt. (37 words)
The immediate objective of this unit was to seek out and kill vulnerable helot Laconians as part of the larger program of terrorising and intimidating the helot population. (28 words)
She called to Sparta for assistance but was denied, as Sparta was facing the largest helot revolution in its history. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
The immediate objective of this unit was to seek out and kill vulnerable helot Laconians as part of the larger program of terrorising and intimidating the helot population.
Every Spartan soldier carried his own weapons, while a Helot slave took charge of his other belongings.
As the Spartiate population declined and the helot population continued to grow, the imbalance of power caused increasing tension.
She called to Sparta for assistance but was denied, as Sparta was facing the largest helot revolution in its history.
The event severely damaged Sparta's naval power but did not end its aspirations of invading further into Persia, until Conon the Athenian ravaged the Spartan coastline and provoked the old Spartan fear of a helot revolt.
Common combinations with helot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: