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Photios in a sentence

Photios meaning

Alternative form of Photius.

Using Photios

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Photius.
  • In the example corpus, photios often appears in combinations such as: photios was, that photios, of photios.

Context around Photios

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

treating 1× eventually 1× following 1× condemnation 1× condemned 1×

Often after:

give 1× khazar 1× refused 1× forged 1× says 1× bibl 1×

Sentence patterns with Photios

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

and condemned photios s election 1× angrily called photios khazar faced 1× argues that photios forged a 1× chrestom from photios bibl code 1× confirmation that photios was rehabilitated 1× depended on photios but in 1× eventually photios refused to 1× following photios s recall 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the sources 1× biography secular life 1× byzantine writers also 1× confirmation that photios 1× eventually photios refused 1× following photios s 1×

Common sentence endings:

321 martin nilsson 1× a secular career 1× bulgaria to rome 1× buried in constantinople 1× dominated by him 1× east and west 1×

Words around Photios

Just before it in the word index:

photic 9 photek 5 phossy 2 phosphotyrosine 3 phosphorylation 83 phosphorylating 6

Just after it in the word index:

photius 19 photo 9.485 photoacoustic 2 photoactive 4 photobiomodulation 3 photobiont 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 30 aarey 30 abdulai 30 aberdare 30 absorber 30 acclimate 30

Corpus analysis for Photios

  • In this selection, "photios" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, treating, eventually, following, give, khazar and refused stand out and add context to how "photios" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and condemned photios s election and angrily called photios khazar faced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "photios" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with photios

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

Photios was a well-educated man from a noble Constantinopolitan family. (11 words)

Proklos: Chrestom from Photios Bibl. code. 239, p. 321: Martin Nilsson. (11 words)

Following Photios's recall, Ignatios and the ex-patriarch met, and publicly expressed their reconciliation. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Although the sources sympathetic to Photios give the impression that the trial ended without a conviction, the chronicle of Pseudo-Symeon clearly states that Photios was banished to the monastery of Gordon, where he later died. (36 words)

Ignatios's biographer argues that Photios forged a document relating to the genealogy and rule of Basil's family, and had it placed in the imperial library where a friend of his was a librarian. (35 words)

Byzantine writers also report that Emperor Michael III (r. 842–867) once angrily called Photios " Khazar -faced", but whether this was a generic insult or a reference to his ethnicity is unclear. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although the sources sympathetic to Photios give the impression that the trial ended without a conviction, the chronicle of Pseudo-Symeon clearly states that Photios was banished to the monastery of Gordon, where he later died.

Biography Secular life Most of the primary sources treating Photios's life are written by persons hostile to him.

Byzantine writers also report that Emperor Michael III (r. 842–867) once angrily called Photios " Khazar -faced", but whether this was a generic insult or a reference to his ethnicity is unclear.

Confirmation that Photios was rehabilitated comes upon his death: according to some chronicles, his body was permitted to be buried in Constantinople.

During his second patriarchate, however, Ignatios followed a policy not very different from that of Photios.

Eventually, Photios refused to apologize or accept the filioque, and the papal legates made do with his return of Bulgaria to Rome.

Following Photios's recall, Ignatios and the ex-patriarch met, and publicly expressed their reconciliation.

Ignatios's biographer argues that Photios forged a document relating to the genealogy and rule of Basil's family, and had it placed in the imperial library where a friend of his was a librarian.

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It is confirmed from letters to and from Pope Stephen that Leo extracted a resignation from Photios.

Not long after his condemnation, Photios had reingratiated himself with Basil, and became tutor to the Byzantine emperor's children.

Photios is also the writer of two "mirrors of princes", addressed to Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (Epistula 1, ed. Terzaghi) and to Leo VI the Wise (Admonitory Chapters of Basil I).

Photios is widely regarded as the most powerful and influential church leader of Constantinople subsequent to John Chrysostom 's archbishopric in the late fourth century.

Photios says that, when he was young, he had an inclination for the monastic life, but instead he started a secular career.

Photios was a well-educated man from a noble Constantinopolitan family.

Photios was deposed as patriarch, not so much because he was a protégé of Bardas and Michael, but because Basil I was seeking an alliance with the Pope and the western emperor.

Photios was refused an apology by the pope for previous points of dispute between the East and West.

Photios was removed from his office and banished about the end of September 867, and Ignatios was reinstated on 23 November.

Pope Nicholas I and the western bishops took up the cause of Ignatios and condemned Photios's election as uncanonical.

Proklos: Chrestom from Photios Bibl. code. 239, p. 321: Martin Nilsson.

Shaun Tougher asserts that from this point on Basil no longer simply depended on Photios, but in fact he was dominated by him.

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Common combinations with photios

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "photios" in a sentence?
An example: "Although the sources sympathetic to Photios give the impression that the trial ended without a conviction, the chronicle of Pseudo-Symeon clearly states that Photios was banished to the monastery of Gordon, where he later died." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "photios" from authentic English texts.
What does "photios" mean?
Photios means: Alternative form of Photius.
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