Definition of Korinthos

1. Noun. The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens.

Exact synonyms: Corinth
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Member holonyms: Corinthian
Derivative terms: Corinthian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Korinthos

Korean haemorrhagic fever
Korean lespedeza
Korean wave
Korean waves
Koreanness
Koreans
Koreas
Koreish
Koreshian
Korey
Korf's Algorithm
Korff's fibres
Kori
Korinthos (current term)
Kornberg enzyme
Koror
Korotkoff's test
Korotkoff method
Korotkoff sounds
Korowai
Korsakoff's psychosis
Korsakoff's syndrome
Korsakov's psychosis
Korsakov's syndrome
Kory
Koryak
Korybant

Literary usage of Korinthos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harmonicon (1825)
"But he was called Korinthos, and no one knew whence he came. ... Now, when Korinthos had intoned it, there resounded an unknown tone, deep and strong, ..."

2. The Cult of Asklepios by Alice Walton (1894)
"Coins: A. and Hygieia. Pagai. Coins: A. and Isis. Korinthos. ... Korinthos. Temple of A. with statues of A. and Paus. II. 4,5. Hygieia in white stone. ..."

3. History of Greece, and of the Greek People, from the Earliest Times to the by Victor Duruy, M. M. Ripley, John Pentland Mahaffy (1892)
"... in the island 1 Greek mirror, engraved. This was discovered in Corinth, and is now in the Museum of the Louvre. Korinthos ..."

4. The Coptic version of the New Testament in the northern dialect, otherwise by George William Horner (1905)
"To (the) Romans, it was written in Korinthos; it was sent by Phoibe the sister. ... wrote it from Korinthos ; he sent it by Ph. &c.,' K ; for three last cf. ..."

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