Plethon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpliːθɒn/, /ˈpliːθən/

Proper noun

Plethon

  1. Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

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Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Transliterations of Hymns by Plethon

References
  1. Siniossoglou, Niketas (2011) Radical Platonism in Byzantium: Illumination and Utopia in Gemistos Plethon, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8, note 24

German

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleːtɔn/, /ˈplɛːtɔn/
  • Hyphenation: Ple‧thon
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Proper noun

Plethon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Plethons)

  1. Plethon
    der Kalender Plethons
    the Calendar by Plethon
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