Plethon
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English
Alternative forms
- Pletho (Latinized)
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]
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Proper noun
Plethon
- Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
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Translations
Georgios Gemistos Plethon
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Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”).
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Proper noun
Plethon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Plethons)
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