ΘΑΛΗΣ, θαλης
THALĒS, thalēs
Sounds Like: THA-lees
Translations: Thales
From the root: ΘΑΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of Thales of Miletus, an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. He is often regarded as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He is known for his theory that water is the basic element from which everything else is derived.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΑΛΗΣ.
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- ΘΑΛΗΤΑ — Thales
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