ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΝ, ηρακλειτον
ĒRAKLEITON, ērakleiton
Sounds Like: heh-RAH-kley-ton
Translations: Heraclitus
From the root: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in Ephesus. He is known for his doctrine of change, summarized by the phrase 'everything flows' (panta rhei), and for his belief that fire is the arche (first principle) of the universe. The word is used to refer to the philosopher himself.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:6
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ — Heraclitus
- ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΥ — of Heraclitus
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