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Thetes meaning

The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.

Using Thetes

  • The main meaning on this page is: The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.
  • In the example corpus, thetes often appears in combinations such as: the thetes.

Context around Thetes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Thetes

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

class the thetes was not 1× included the thetes in the 1× only the thetes were excluded 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

athenaion politeia 7 1× however some scholars 1× oxford classical dictionary 1×

Common sentence endings:

all public office 1× by the nobles 1× the archaic period 1×

Words around Thetes

Just before it in the word index:

thetaray 2 thetans 7 thetan 4 theta 124 thet 7 thesz 4

Just after it in the word index:

thetford 18 thethe 6 thethis 2 thetime 2 thetis 26 theto 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Thetes

  • In this selection, "thetes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include class the thetes was not and included the thetes in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thetes" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thetes

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

However some scholars have doubted whether Solon actually included the Thetes in the Ekklesia, this being considered too bold a move for any aristocrat in the archaic period. (28 words)

Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition 1996) Solon The top three classes were eligible for a variety of lesser posts and only the thetes were excluded from all public office. (29 words)

Athenaion Politeia 7.1, 55.5 Plutarch Solon 25.3 There was an assembly of Athenian citizens (the Ekklesia ) but the lowest class (the Thetes ) was not admitted and its deliberative procedures were controlled by the nobles. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Athenaion Politeia 7.1, 55.5 Plutarch Solon 25.3 There was an assembly of Athenian citizens (the Ekklesia ) but the lowest class (the Thetes ) was not admitted and its deliberative procedures were controlled by the nobles. (37 words)

Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition 1996) Solon The top three classes were eligible for a variety of lesser posts and only the thetes were excluded from all public office. (29 words)

However some scholars have doubted whether Solon actually included the Thetes in the Ekklesia, this being considered too bold a move for any aristocrat in the archaic period. (28 words)

Example sentences (3)

Athenaion Politeia 7.1, 55.5 Plutarch Solon 25.3 There was an assembly of Athenian citizens (the Ekklesia ) but the lowest class (the Thetes ) was not admitted and its deliberative procedures were controlled by the nobles.

However some scholars have doubted whether Solon actually included the Thetes in the Ekklesia, this being considered too bold a move for any aristocrat in the archaic period.

Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition 1996) Solon The top three classes were eligible for a variety of lesser posts and only the thetes were excluded from all public office.

Common combinations with thetes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thetes" in a sentence?
An example: "Athenaion Politeia 7.1, 55.5 Plutarch Solon 25.3 There was an assembly of Athenian citizens (the Ekklesia ) but the lowest class (the Thetes ) was not admitted and its deliberative procedures were controlled by the nobles." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "thetes" from authentic English texts.
What does "thetes" mean?
Thetes means: The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.
How many example sentences with "thetes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "thetes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.