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Pheidippides is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pheidippides in a sentence

Pheidippides meaning

A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race

Using Pheidippides

  • The main meaning on this page is: A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race
  • In the example corpus, pheidippides often appears in combinations such as: pheidippides the, pheidippides was, runner pheidippides.

Context around Pheidippides

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

runner 2× modern 1× messenger 1× named 1× rome 1×

Often after:

philippides 1× run 1×

Sentence patterns with Pheidippides

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

greatest runner pheidippides or philippides 1× greek modern pheidippides the master 1× mentions that pheidippides was visited 1× museum rome pheidippides run to 1× ode to pheidippides the person 1× philippides not pheidippides 1× runner named pheidippides was sent 1× the messenger pheidippides from athens 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aelian on the 1× cornelius nepos miltiades 1× herodotus mentions that 1× holland pp 344 1× kouros has been 1× moralia 347c lucian 1×

Common sentence endings:

about 160 miles 1× aid of athens 1× associated with it 1× before the battle 1× his return journey 1× in athens greece 1×

Words around Pheidippides

Just before it in the word index:

pheic 11 phehlukwayo 16 pheello 2 phee 11 phed 5 pheasants 43

Just after it in the word index:

phek 9 pheko 2 phel 2 phela 2 phelan 91 phelekezela 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Pheidippides

  • In this selection, "pheidippides" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, runner, modern, messenger, philippides and run stand out and add context to how "pheidippides" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include greatest runner pheidippides or philippides and greek modern pheidippides the master. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pheidippides" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pheidippides

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

Moralia 347C Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story, but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides). (19 words)

Statue of Pan, Capitoline Museum, Rome Pheidippides' run to Sparta to bring aid has other legends associated with it. (19 words)

Herodotus mentions that Pheidippides was visited by the god Pan on his way to Sparta (or perhaps on his return journey). (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The historian Herodotus, writing only a few decades after the battle, attributed an entirely different run to the messenger Pheidippides—from Athens to Sparta to seek Spartan military aid, a distance of about 160 miles. (35 words)

Cornelius Nepos, Miltiades, IV At the same time, Athens's greatest runner, Pheidippides (or Philippides in some accounts) had been sent to Sparta to request that the Spartan army march to the aid of Athens. (35 words)

Holland, pp. 344–352 Legacy Legends associated with the battle The most famous legend associated with Marathon is that of the runner Pheidippides Philippides bringing news to Athens of the battle, which is described below. (35 words)

Example sentences (9)

It’s an ode to Pheidippides – the person said to have run the first ever marathon – and to the very first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Kouros has been called many things by his peers, running experts, and the public: “The Running God,” “The Golden Greek,” “Modern Pheidippides,” “The Master of Pain,” and “Unstoppable” are among these.

The historian Herodotus, writing only a few decades after the battle, attributed an entirely different run to the messenger Pheidippides—from Athens to Sparta to seek Spartan military aid, a distance of about 160 miles.

Aelian, On the Nature of Animals VII, 38 Marathon run main According to Herodotus, an Athenian runner named Pheidippides was sent to run from Athens to Sparta to ask for assistance before the battle.

Cornelius Nepos, Miltiades, IV At the same time, Athens's greatest runner, Pheidippides (or Philippides in some accounts) had been sent to Sparta to request that the Spartan army march to the aid of Athens.

Herodotus mentions that Pheidippides was visited by the god Pan on his way to Sparta (or perhaps on his return journey).

Holland, pp. 344–352 Legacy Legends associated with the battle The most famous legend associated with Marathon is that of the runner Pheidippides Philippides bringing news to Athens of the battle, which is described below.

Moralia 347C Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story, but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides).

Statue of Pan, Capitoline Museum, Rome Pheidippides' run to Sparta to bring aid has other legends associated with it.

Common combinations with pheidippides

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pheidippides" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s an ode to Pheidippides – the person said to have run the first ever marathon – and to the very first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "pheidippides" from authentic English texts.
What does "pheidippides" mean?
Pheidippides means: A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race
How many example sentences with "pheidippides" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "pheidippides", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.