Jowett

[ jou-it ]

noun

1. Benjamin, 1817–93, English educator and Greek scholar.

Jowett

/ ˈdʒaʊɪt /

noun

1. JowettBenjamin18171893MBritishHISTORY: classical scholarEDUCATION: educator Benjamin. 1817–93, British classical scholar and educator: translated the works of Plato

Example Sentences

If he had proceeded to the University, he would have encountered the formative and salutary influence of Jowett.

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Meanwhile Jowett's "Translation of Plato" is being prepared for publication, and he has kindly sent us the sheets of one volume.

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Mr Jowett had warned Borrow to “beware of confounding the two distinct ideas of translation and interpretation!”

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What a contrast to be sure between such work as his and Jowett's and Stanley's!

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Jowett actually avows a return to the old exploded theory of the inaccurate use of language in the Greek Testament.

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