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Tzetzes in a sentence

Tzetzes meaning

  1. A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by
  2. A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
  3. John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Using Tzetzes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by | A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by: | John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian
  • In the example corpus, tzetzes often appears in combinations such as: tzetzes ad.

Context around Tzetzes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

scholiast 1×

Sentence patterns with Tzetzes

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

tzetzes ad lycophroon 2× tzetzes scholiast on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

tzetzes ad lycophroon 2× tzetzes scholiast on 1×

Common sentence endings:

artemis and leto 1× in southern italy 1×

Words around Tzetzes

Just before it in the word index:

tzenkethi 3 tzemach 2 tzeltals 2 tzeltal 8 tzedek 8 tzedec 4

Just after it in the word index:

tzfat 5 tzib 3 tzibur 2 tzidkiyahu 2 tzimiskes 8 tzimmes 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Tzetzes

  • In this selection, "tzetzes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scholiast stand out and add context to how "tzetzes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include tzetzes ad lycophroon and tzetzes scholiast on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tzetzes" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tzetzes

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

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 609. According to later traditions, he had some adventures and founded Canusium and Argyrippa in Southern Italy. (20 words)

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 18. He did not come directly from Ethiopia, but either from Susa in Persia, conquering all the peoples in between, Pausanias 10.31.7. (27 words)

Tzetzes, Scholiast on Lycophron 999. Achilles slew Thersites, and after a dispute sailed to Lesbos, where he was purified for his murder by Odysseus after sacrificing to Apollo, Artemis, and Leto. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Tzetzes, Scholiast on Lycophron 999. Achilles slew Thersites, and after a dispute sailed to Lesbos, where he was purified for his murder by Odysseus after sacrificing to Apollo, Artemis, and Leto. (31 words)

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 18. He did not come directly from Ethiopia, but either from Susa in Persia, conquering all the peoples in between, Pausanias 10.31.7. (27 words)

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 609. According to later traditions, he had some adventures and founded Canusium and Argyrippa in Southern Italy. (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 18. He did not come directly from Ethiopia, but either from Susa in Persia, conquering all the peoples in between, Pausanias 10.31.7.

Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 609. According to later traditions, he had some adventures and founded Canusium and Argyrippa in Southern Italy.

Tzetzes, Scholiast on Lycophron 999. Achilles slew Thersites, and after a dispute sailed to Lesbos, where he was purified for his murder by Odysseus after sacrificing to Apollo, Artemis, and Leto.

Common combinations with tzetzes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • tzetzes ad 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tzetzes" in a sentence?
An example: "Tzetzes ad Lycophroon 18. He did not come directly from Ethiopia, but either from Susa in Persia, conquering all the peoples in between, Pausanias 10.31.7." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "tzetzes" from authentic English texts.
What does "tzetzes" mean?
Tzetzes means: A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "tzetzes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.