Plethon

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]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpliːθɒn/, /ˈpliːθən/

Proper noun

Plethon

1. Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Derived terms

• Plethonian
• Plethonic

Translations

Georgios Gemistos Plethon

Armenian: Պլեթոն (Pletʻon) Bulgarian: Плетон (Pleton), Плитон (Pliton) Catalan: Pletó m Chinese: Mandarin: 卜列東／卜列东 (zh) Danish: Plethon Dutch: Plethon, Pletho Finnish: Plethon French: Pléthon (fr) m Georgian: პლეთონი (ṗletoni) German: Plethon (de) m Greek: Πλήθων (el) m (Plíthon) Hungarian: Plethón Italian: Pletone m Latin: Pletho m Polish: Pleton (pl) m Portuguese: Pletão, Pléton Russian: Плифо́н (Plifón) Slovene: Pleton Spanish: Pletón Swedish: Plethon

See also

• Appendix:Transliterations of Hymns by Plethon

References

1. Siniossoglou, Niketas (2011) Radical Platonism in Byzantium: Illumination and Utopia in Gemistos Plethon, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8, note 24

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Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleːtɔn/, /ˈplɛːtɔn/
• Hyphenation: Ple‧thon

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Plethon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Plethons)

1. Plethon

   der Kalender Plethons

   the Calendar by Plethon

Related terms

• Platon
• Plotin