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Using Laertius

  • In the example corpus, laertius often appears in combinations such as: diogenes laertius, laertius lives.

Context around Laertius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

diogenes 7×

Often after:

lives 2× further 1×

Sentence patterns with Laertius

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

diogenes laertius further states 1× diogenes laertius i 101 1× diogenes laertius lives ix 1× diogenes laertius lives of 1× herodotus diogenes laertius 10 34 1× names diogenes laertius i 42 1× of diogenes laertius were being 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

diogenes laertius lives 2× by the 16th 1× diogenes laertius further 1× diogenes laertius i 1× epicurean physics epicurus 1×

Common sentence endings:

his philosophical views 1× of athenian citizenship 1× printed in europe 1× selections of seven 1× the external world 1×

Words around Laertius

Just before it in the word index:

laertes 13 laerskool 21 laerke 4 laeral 2 laenor 3 laennec 10

Just after it in the word index:

laes 3 laet 3 laetare 2 laeti 2 laeticia 5 laetitia 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulkadir 36 abed 36 abhay 36 abimbola 36 abiotic 36 abkhazia 36

Corpus analysis for Laertius

  • In this selection, "laertius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, diogenes, lives and further stand out and add context to how "laertius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include diogenes laertius further states and diogenes laertius i 101. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "laertius" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with laertius

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

By the 16th century, the works of Diogenes Laertius were being printed in Europe. (14 words)

Diogenes Laertius, Lives, ix. 58 Philosophy Very little is known about his philosophical views. (14 words)

Diogenes Laertius, i. 101 Anacharsis was the first foreigner ( metic ) who received the privileges of Athenian citizenship. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Diogenes Laertius further states that Dicaearchus gave ten possible names, Hippobotus suggested twelve names, Diogenes Laertius, i. 42 and Hermippus enumerated seventeen possible sages from which different people made different selections of seven. (33 words)

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, X, 31. The senses are the first criterion of truth, since they create the first impressions and testify the existence of the external world. (30 words)

Epicurean physics Epicurus' philosophy of the physical world is found in his Letter to Herodotus: Diogenes Laertius 10.34–83. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

Diogenes Laertius further states that Dicaearchus gave ten possible names, Hippobotus suggested twelve names, Diogenes Laertius, i. 42 and Hermippus enumerated seventeen possible sages from which different people made different selections of seven.

By the 16th century, the works of Diogenes Laertius were being printed in Europe.

Diogenes Laertius, i. 101 Anacharsis was the first foreigner ( metic ) who received the privileges of Athenian citizenship.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives, ix. 58 Philosophy Very little is known about his philosophical views.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, X, 31. The senses are the first criterion of truth, since they create the first impressions and testify the existence of the external world.

Epicurean physics Epicurus' philosophy of the physical world is found in his Letter to Herodotus: Diogenes Laertius 10.34–83.

Common combinations with laertius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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