phintias

1. 1.

   friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the tyrant released them both (4th century BC)

   SynonymsPythias

   Broaderfriend

Other forms of phintias

plural

phintiases·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phintias

What does phintias mean?

phintias means "friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the tyrant released them both (4th century BC)".

How many syllables are in phintias?

phintias has 3 syllables: phin-ti-as. The stress falls on "phin".

What is another word for phintias?

Close synonyms include Pythias. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phintias a common word?

phintias is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.