Xenophon

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A Greek soldier, historian, and student of Socrates from ancient times

proper noun
/ˈzɛnəfən/

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Sophocles, Aristotle, Xenophon, Cicero, and, in the Christian case, Augustine all lauded it.
Xenophon and Plato
Xenophon's Socrates
Xenophon's Hiero

If you want to understand Socrates, it's good to read Xenophon.

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Examples

First, Xenophon's and Plato's Socrates clearly recognized the difference between human and nonhuman things.

Academic text (1995)
Xenophon's Cyrus is a prime example of such a type.

Academic text (1994)
We march by day, and read Xenophon by night.

Gods and Generals (2003)
Now, in much the same way as the ancient tale of Xenophon, they had to find their way back home again.
Remember, Xenophon ends his tale of the end of the Peloponnesian War.
And then he refers to Xenophon's banquet or symposium.

Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy
Strauss went on to write in his 1970 study Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: "Our age boasts of being more open to everything human than any earlier age; it is surely blind to the greatness of Xenophon."

Academic text (2003)
Xenophon wrote extensively about the events of his time, providing valuable insights into ancient Greek society.
In his works, Xenophon documented the life and teachings of Socrates, influencing future generations of philosophers.
Xenophon, a soldier and historian, played a crucial role in chronicling the history of the Peloponnesian War.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Xenophon comes from the Greek parts xeno- 'stranger' and -phon 'voice', so the name can be remembered as a 'foreign voice'. A helpful way to recall him is to think of that 'foreign voice' because he wrote about foreign lands and people and led Greek soldiers far from home.