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Timaeus meaning

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. One of the dialogues written by Athenian philosopher Plato around 360 BC.

Using Timaeus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek. | One of the dialogues written by Athenian philosopher Plato around 360 BC.
  • In the example corpus, timaeus often appears in combinations such as: the timaeus, timaeus and, plato's timaeus.

Context around Timaeus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 3 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dialogues 1× read 1× asserts 1× oligarchs 1× philosopher 1× writer 1× give 1×

Often after:

frgrh 1× begins 1× warns 1× describes 1×

Sentence patterns with Timaeus

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

plato s timaeus 2× compare however timaeus ap 1× greek writer timaeus of tauromenium 1× have read timaeus who must 1× he asserts timaeus point of 1× his dialogues timaeus and critias 1× on the timaeus and book 1× particular the timaeus and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as recounted by 1× assuming that ictis 1× diogenes laërtius viii 1× he asserts timaeus 1× in like manner 1× in plato s 1×

Common sentence endings:

plato s timaeus 2× and ancient civilizations 1× bc at earliest 1× cf 75d e 1× domain of poseidon 1× favor of rome 1×

Words around Timaeus

Just before it in the word index:

tima 7 tim 2.929 tilzer 2 tilu 2 tilts 48 tiltrotor 5

Just after it in the word index:

timah 3 timahoe 5 timan 3 timani 2 timanus 4 timar 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Timaeus

  • In this selection, "timaeus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dialogues, read, asserts, frgrh, begins and warns stand out and add context to how "timaeus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include plato s timaeus and compare however timaeus ap. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "timaeus" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with timaeus

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

Diogenes Laërtius, viii. 63; compare, however, Timaeus, ap. (8 words)

He asserts Timaeus' point of view is inaccurate, invalid, and biased in favor of Rome. (15 words)

Because of his Neoplatonist background Julian accepted the creation of humanity as described in Plato's Timaeus. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The central poem of Book III is a summary of Proclus's Commentary on the Timaeus, and Book V contains the important principle of Proclus that things are known not according to their own nature, but according to the character of the knowing subject. (44 words)

Unlike Aristotle (who was however a major influence upon him), and unlike the Neoplatonists, he believed there was really evidence for something literally like the "demiurge" found in Plato's Timaeus, which worked physical upon nature. (36 words)

In Plato 's philosophy (in particular, the Timaeus and the Philebus ), things were said to come into being in this world by the action of a demiurge who works to form chaos into ordered entities. (35 words)

Example sentences (17)

According to the references from Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.

As recounted by Timaeus, FrGrH 566, fr. 60. Archaeological attestation for so early a date is still wanting, though recent discoveries in situ may point nearly as far back in time.

Assuming that Ictis, Mictis and Corbulo are the same, Diodorus appears to have read Timaeus, who must have read Pytheas, whom Polybius also read.

Because of his Neoplatonist background Julian accepted the creation of humanity as described in Plato's Timaeus.

Diogenes Laërtius, viii. 63; compare, however, Timaeus, ap.

He asserts Timaeus' point of view is inaccurate, invalid, and biased in favor of Rome.

He is said to have been magnanimous in his support of the poor; Diogenes Laërtius, viii. 73 severe in persecuting the overbearing conduct of the oligarchs ; Timaeus, ap.

In like manner the philosopher Timaeus also describes this Earth as surrounded by the Ocean, and the Ocean as surrounded by the more remote earth.

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In Plato 's philosophy (in particular, the Timaeus and the Philebus ), things were said to come into being in this world by the action of a demiurge who works to form chaos into ordered entities.

Legend says that Dido from Tyre, now in modern-day Lebanon, founded the city in 814 BC, as retold by the Greek writer Timaeus of Tauromenium.

Some would give Timaeus an extra 5 years, bringing the voyage down to 325 BC at earliest.

The central poem of Book III is a summary of Proclus's Commentary on the Timaeus, and Book V contains the important principle of Proclus that things are known not according to their own nature, but according to the character of the knowing subject.

These three divisions are elaborated further, so that the intelligible moment consists of three triads (Being, Eternity, and the Living Being or Paradigm from Plato's Timaeus).

The Timaeus begins with an introduction, followed by an account of the creations and structure of the universe and ancient civilizations.

The Timaeus warns men that if they live immorally they will be reincarnated as women (42b-c; cf. 75d-e).

Timaeus describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent, and hence desirous of a world as good as possible.

Unlike Aristotle (who was however a major influence upon him), and unlike the Neoplatonists, he believed there was really evidence for something literally like the "demiurge" found in Plato's Timaeus, which worked physical upon nature.

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Common combinations with timaeus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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An example: "According to the references from Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "timaeus" from authentic English texts.
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Timaeus means: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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