ΣΟΛΩΝΕΣ, σολωνες
SOLŌNES, solōnes
Sounds Like: so-LOH-ness
Translations: Solons, Solon
From the root: ΣΟΛΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the plural form of the proper noun 'Solon'. Solon was a famous Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and lyric poet who lived in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. He is remembered for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic Athens. The word 'Solons' refers to multiple individuals named Solon, or more generally, to lawmakers or wise men in the tradition of Solon.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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