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Explore Scholia through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Scholia in a sentence

Related words

Scholia | Scholiast

Scholia meaning

  1. plural of scholium
  2. plural of scholion

Using Scholia

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of scholium | plural of scholion
  • In the example corpus, scholia often appears in combinations such as: scholia to, scholia on.

Context around Scholia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

extensive 1× 1901 1× city 1×

Often after:

recorded 1× 138 1×

Sentence patterns with Scholia

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

are extensive scholia to the 1× commentaries or scholia recorded in 1× enough for scholia to be 1× existing city scholia 138 of 1× failure of scholia on plautus 1× in 1901 scholia in dionysii 1× john s scholia and prologue 1× prologue and scholia on pp144 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all greek manuscripts 1× around 200 ad 1× despite this the 1× his work was 1× rorem and lamoreaux 1× see page 226 1×

Common sentence endings:

g teubneri 1901 1× greek speaking world 1× in the margins 1× on pp144 263 1× plautus to survive 1× s sudden demise 1×

Words around Scholia

Just before it in the word index:

scholfield 3 scholey 4 scholes 66 scholem 9 scholasticus 14 scholastics 11

Just after it in the word index:

scholiast 2 scholium 13 scholl 36 schollenberger 2 scholls 2 scholten 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Scholia

  • In this selection, "scholia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, extensive, 1901, city, recorded and 138 stand out and add context to how "scholia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are extensive scholia to the and commentaries or scholia recorded in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scholia" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scholia

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

His work was popular enough for scholia to be written on it, which have survived. (15 words)

Rorem and Lamoreaux produce a translation of about two-thirds of John's Prologue and Scholia on pp144-263. (19 words)

See page 226. Birka's destruction After having consistently described Birka as an existing city, Scholia 138 of IV 29 describes Birka's sudden demise. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

All Greek manuscripts of the Corpus Areopagiticum surviving today stem from an early sixth-century manuscript containing John's Scholia and Prologue — so John of Scythopolis had an enormous influence on how Dionysius was read in the Greek-speaking world. (40 words)

There are extensive scholia to the Techne, which have been edited by A. Hilgard in 1901: Scholia in Dionysii Thracis Artem Grammaticam, recensuit et apparatum criticum indicesque adiecit Alfredus Hilgard, Lipsiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri 1901. (37 words)

Around 200 AD, ten of the plays of Euripides began to be circulated in a select edition, possibly for use in schools, with some commentaries or scholia recorded in the margins. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

There are extensive scholia to the Techne, which have been edited by A. Hilgard in 1901: Scholia in Dionysii Thracis Artem Grammaticam, recensuit et apparatum criticum indicesque adiecit Alfredus Hilgard, Lipsiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri 1901.

All Greek manuscripts of the Corpus Areopagiticum surviving today stem from an early sixth-century manuscript containing John's Scholia and Prologue — so John of Scythopolis had an enormous influence on how Dionysius was read in the Greek-speaking world.

Around 200 AD, ten of the plays of Euripides began to be circulated in a select edition, possibly for use in schools, with some commentaries or scholia recorded in the margins.

Despite this, the manuscript tradition of Plautus is poorer than that of any other ancient dramatist, something not helped by the failure of scholia on Plautus to survive.

His work was popular enough for scholia to be written on it, which have survived.

Rorem and Lamoreaux produce a translation of about two-thirds of John's Prologue and Scholia on pp144-263.

See page 226. Birka's destruction After having consistently described Birka as an existing city, Scholia 138 of IV 29 describes Birka's sudden demise.

Common combinations with scholia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • scholia to 2×
  • scholia on 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scholia" in a sentence?
An example: "There are extensive scholia to the Techne, which have been edited by A. Hilgard in 1901: Scholia in Dionysii Thracis Artem Grammaticam, recensuit et apparatum criticum indicesque adiecit Alfredus Hilgard, Lipsiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri 1901." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "scholia" from authentic English texts.
What does "scholia" mean?
Scholia means: plural of scholium
How many example sentences with "scholia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "scholia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.