Hermai is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hermai in a sentence
Hermai meaning
plural of herma
Using Hermai
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of herma
Context around Hermai
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hermai
- In this selection, "hermai" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, herms and religious stand out and add context to how "hermai" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include departure the hermai religious statues and hermai herms main. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hermai" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hermai
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hermai/Herms main This circular Pyxis or box depicts two scenes. (11 words)
In the final stages of the preparations for departure, the hermai (religious statues) of Athens were mutilated by unknown persons, and Alcibiades was charged with religious crimes. (27 words)
In the final stages of the preparations for departure, the hermai (religious statues) of Athens were mutilated by unknown persons, and Alcibiades was charged with religious crimes. (27 words)
Hermai/Herms main This circular Pyxis or box depicts two scenes. (11 words)
Example sentences (2)
Hermai/Herms main This circular Pyxis or box depicts two scenes.
In the final stages of the preparations for departure, the hermai (religious statues) of Athens were mutilated by unknown persons, and Alcibiades was charged with religious crimes.