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Definition of Korinthos
1. Noun. The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Member holonyms: Corinthian
Derivative terms: Corinthian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Korinthos
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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