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scholiast

[ skoh-lee-ast ]

noun

  1. an ancient commentator on the classics.
  2. a person who writes scholia.


scholiast

/ ˈskəʊlɪˌæst /

noun

  1. a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌscholiˈastic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scholi·astic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scholiast1

From the Greek word scholiastḗs, dating back to 1575–85. See scholium, -ast
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scholiast1

C16: from Late Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein to write a scholium
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Example Sentences

Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.

The custom appears to have existed as late as the time of the scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius.

The Scholiast cites Plato ἐν τῇ Πολιτείᾳ, which seems a mistake for ἐν τῷ Σοφίστῃ.

The scholiast of the latter gives a description of the process, which exactly answers to the Mexican delineation.

And so too does the notice of the scholiast (after Apollodorus) on Sophocles, Oed.

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