Get to know Philippides better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Philippides in a sentence
Philippides meaning
Alternative form of Pheidippides.
Using Philippides
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Pheidippides.
Context around Philippides
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Philippides
- In this selection, "philippides" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pheidippides, runner, bringing and actually stand out and add context to how "philippides" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include given as philippides and in and pheidippides or philippides in some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "philippides" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with philippides
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Moralia 347C Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story, but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides). (19 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)
Lucian, III It should be noted that in some medieval codices of Herodotus the name of the runner between Athens and Sparta before the battle is given as Philippides and in a few modern editions this name is preferred. (39 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 (5)
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.
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.
Lucian, III It should be noted that in some medieval codices of Herodotus the name of the runner between Athens and Sparta before the battle is given as Philippides and in a few modern editions this name is preferred.
Moralia 347C Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story, but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides).
Mount Penteli stands between Marathon and Athens, which means that, if Philippides actually made his famous run after the battle, he had to run around the mountain, either to the north or to the south.