ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ, ηρακλειτος
ĒRAKLEITOS, ērakleitos
Sounds Like: heh-rah-KLEH-ee-tos
Translations: Heraclitus
From the root: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Heraclitus was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Ephesus, Ionia, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, often summarized by the phrase "everything flows." He is also known for his concept of the 'Logos' as the underlying principle of the cosmos. The word refers specifically to this historical figure.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 46:1
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.
- ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΝ — Heraclitus
- ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΥ — of Heraclitus
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