How do you use Koinon in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Koinon in a sentence
Koinon meaning
An association or federation of distinct city-states with shared political institutions and citizenship.
Using Koinon
- The main meaning on this page is: An association or federation of distinct city-states with shared political institutions and citizenship.
- In the example corpus, koinon often appears in combinations such as: the koinon, koinon was.
Context around Koinon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Koinon
- In this selection, "koinon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financed stand out and add context to how "koinon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition the koinon financed new and dominate the koinon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "koinon" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with koinon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The governing body of the koinon was the synedrion on which each city was represented by two delegates. (18 words)
This system of equal (rather than proportional) representation ensured that no one city could politically dominate the koinon. (18 words)
The primary purpose of the koinon was to organize the annual Panathenaia festival which was held at the sanctuary of Athena Ilias. (22 words)
In addition, the koinon financed new building projects at Ilion, for example a new theatre c. 306 and the expansion of the sanctuary and temple of Athena Ilias in the 3rd century, in order to make the city a suitable venue for such a large festival. (46 words)
The primary purpose of the koinon was to organize the annual Panathenaia festival which was held at the sanctuary of Athena Ilias. (22 words)
The governing body of the koinon was the synedrion on which each city was represented by two delegates. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
In addition, the koinon financed new building projects at Ilion, for example a new theatre c. 306 and the expansion of the sanctuary and temple of Athena Ilias in the 3rd century, in order to make the city a suitable venue for such a large festival.
The governing body of the koinon was the synedrion on which each city was represented by two delegates.
The primary purpose of the koinon was to organize the annual Panathenaia festival which was held at the sanctuary of Athena Ilias.
This system of equal (rather than proportional) representation ensured that no one city could politically dominate the koinon.
Common combinations with koinon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: