Lysias
Americannoun
noun
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Joseph Mike Lysias, of the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees in Haiti, said the social, political and economic situation in the country has disproportionately impacted women.
From Washington Post • May 12, 2022
“I’m bracing myself for a good few queries about the very prominent copy of the speeches of the ancient Athenian orator Lysias, standing out on my own shelves.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2020
Upon the conclusion of Paul's argument, Felix adjourned the case until Lysias, the chief captain, should come down and give his testimony.
From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Sell, Henry T. (Henry Thorne)
He professed to imitate the simple style of Lysias, avoiding long periods, and expressing himself in short, jerky sentences, without modulation or finish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
When Claudius Lysias had secured his prisoner, he "demanded who he was, and what he had done."
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
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