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Corinthian

Corinthian

15 8.5
A person from the city of Corinth in Greece
  • noun
  • /kəˈrɪnθiən/
translation icon : corintio
  • And now a reading from Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians.

So if I am an ancient Corinthian, I can tell myself I am not just a Corinthian.

Examples

  • You are friends of a Corinthian named Demetrius?

  • A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.

  • So if I am an ancient Corinthian, I can tell myself I am not just a Corinthian.

  • This, he says, was the beginning of Corinthian hatred for Athens.

  • Writing to the Corinthians, Paul says, "so also is the resurrection of the dead."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • That's what prompted the First Letter to the Corinthians, part of which I read to you today.

    Blog text (25)
  • Paul's response, the First Letter to the Corinthians, was both practical and theological.

    Blog text (25)
  • He decided to bring the baby to the childless Corinthian king and queen, Polybus and Maripi.

  • But there wasn't a single vote of disagreement amongst the communities, even the Corinthians gave generously, if you can believe it.

  • As a proud Corinthian, she celebrated the ancient traditions of her city.

Synonyms

Greek
vsCorinthian
148 1.0

A person from Greece

refers to someone from a single city rather than the entire country

Compounds

Corinthian order
  • Specialized
9.9

A style of ancient Greek columns that have decorated leaf-shaped tops

Surface Forms

Corinthian singular
Corinthians plural

Morphology

Corinthian = Corinth (transparent) = Corinth + ian

Formed by the place name 'Corinth' + the demonym/adjectival suffix '-ian', so a learner who knows the place name and the suffix would infer 'inhabitant of or relating to Corinth'.

Etymology

Corinthian comes from the ancient Greek city Corinth, so it simply means someone 'from Corinth'.