On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Theban. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as city or metropolis and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Theban meaning
Of or pertaining to Thebes
Synonyms of Theban
Using Theban
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Thebes
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, egyptian.
- In the example corpus, theban often appears in combinations such as: the theban, theban chiron, theban plays.
Context around Theban
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Theban
- In this selection, "theban" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, chiron, plays and lines stand out and add context to how "theban" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ismenias the theban chiron the and an old theban hero hector. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "theban" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with theban
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alexander was the first to break the Theban lines, followed by Philip's generals. (14 words)
The Theban resistance was ineffective, and Alexander razed the city and divided its territory between the other Boeotian cities. (19 words)
Demosthenes' oration before the Theban people is not extant and, therefore, the arguments he used to convince the Thebans remain unknown. (21 words)
It is, however, known that the three plays referred to in the modern era as the "Theban plays" were never performed together in Sophocles' own lifetime, and are therefore not a trilogy (which they are sometimes erroneously seen as). (39 words)
Ismenias the Theban, Chiron the centaur, is said to have cured this and many other diseases by music alone: as now they do those, saith Bodine, that are troubled with St. Vitus's Bedlam dance. (35 words)
Ismenias the Theban, Chiron the centaur, is said to have cured this and many other diseases by music alone: as now thy do those, saith Bodine, that are troubled with St. Vitus's Bedlam dance. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
Alexander was the first to break the Theban lines, followed by Philip's generals.
Demosthenes' oration before the Theban people is not extant and, therefore, the arguments he used to convince the Thebans remain unknown.
Ismenias the Theban, Chiron the centaur, is said to have cured this and many other diseases by music alone: as now they do those, saith Bodine, that are troubled with St. Vitus's Bedlam dance.
Ismenias the Theban, Chiron the centaur, is said to have cured this and many other diseases by music alone: as now thy do those, saith Bodine, that are troubled with St. Vitus's Bedlam dance.
It is, however, known that the three plays referred to in the modern era as the "Theban plays" were never performed together in Sophocles' own lifetime, and are therefore not a trilogy (which they are sometimes erroneously seen as).
Moses I. Finley observes citation "this typical bit of fiction must mean that there was an old Theban hero Hector, a Greek, whose myths antedated the Homeric poems.
Not only are the Theban plays not a true trilogy (three plays presented as a continuous narrative) but they are not even an intentional series and contain some inconsistencies among them.
The size of the Peloponnesian League was then further reduced by the Theban liberation of Messenia from Spartan control in 369 BC.
The Theban resistance was ineffective, and Alexander razed the city and divided its territory between the other Boeotian cities.
Common combinations with theban
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: