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Samosata in a sentence

Samosata meaning

Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey.

Using Samosata

  • The main meaning on this page is: Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  • In the example corpus, samosata often appears in combinations such as: of samosata, samosata in.

Context around Samosata

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

2nd 1×

Sentence patterns with Samosata

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

lucian of samosata 2nd century 1× lucian of samosata in his 1× lucian of samosata in the 1× lucian of samosata s dialogues 1× paul of samosata for his 1× paul of samosata had been 1× ships at samosata in order 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the age 1× in 269 the 1× moralia 347c lucian 1× prominent amongst the 1× the motif was 1×

Common sentence endings:

2nd century ad 1× auction of philosophers 1× facilitate river crossings 1× he used it 1× latin to english 1× philippides not pheidippides 1×

Words around Samosata

Just before it in the word index:

samosas 17 samosa 9 samos 39 samorukov 3 samori 4 samora 11

Just after it in the word index:

samoset 4 samosir 2 samothrace 5 samothraki 2 samour 2 samoura 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Samosata

  • In this selection, "samosata" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 2nd stand out and add context to how "samosata" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lucian of samosata 2nd century and lucian of samosata in his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "samosata" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with samosata

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)

One of the first persons to express disbelief in ghosts was Lucian of Samosata in the 2nd century AD. (19 words)

Prominent amongst the charges that had been directed against Paul of Samosata had been his alleged over-familiarity with pious women. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

He had had a fleet built of over 1,000 ships at Samosata in order to supply his army for a march down the Euphrates and of 50 pontoon ships to facilitate river crossings. (34 words)

In 269, the Synods of Antioch condemned Paul of Samosata for his Adoptionist theology, and also condemned the term homoousios (ὁμοούσιος, "of the same being") in the sense he used it. (31 words)

The motif was also adopted by Lucian of Samosata in his "Sale of Creeds," in which the duo is sold together as a complementary product in the satirical auction of philosophers. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

At the age of 12 he won a prize for translating Lucian of Samosata 's Dialogues of the Gods from Latin to English.

He had had a fleet built of over 1,000 ships at Samosata in order to supply his army for a march down the Euphrates and of 50 pontoon ships to facilitate river crossings.

In 269, the Synods of Antioch condemned Paul of Samosata for his Adoptionist theology, and also condemned the term homoousios (ὁμοούσιος, "of the same being") in the sense he used it.

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

One of the first persons to express disbelief in ghosts was Lucian of Samosata in the 2nd century AD.

Prominent amongst the charges that had been directed against Paul of Samosata had been his alleged over-familiarity with pious women.

The motif was also adopted by Lucian of Samosata in his "Sale of Creeds," in which the duo is sold together as a complementary product in the satirical auction of philosophers.

Common combinations with samosata

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of samosata 6×
  • samosata in 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "samosata" in a sentence?
An example: "At the age of 12 he won a prize for translating Lucian of Samosata 's Dialogues of the Gods from Latin to English." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "samosata" from authentic English texts.
What does "samosata" mean?
Samosata means: Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey.
How many example sentences with "samosata" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "samosata", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.