ΘΕΟΦΡΑΣΤΟΣ, θεοφραστος
THEOPHRASTOS, theophrastos
Sounds Like: theh-oh-PHRAS-tos
Translations: Theophrastus
From the root: ΘΕΟΦΡΑΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of a famous ancient Greek philosopher and botanist, a pupil and successor of Aristotle. He is known for his works on botany and character sketches. It is used to refer specifically to this historical figure.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:15
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:166
From the same root
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