Seven Sages

English

Proper noun

the Seven Sages pl (plural only)

1. (historical) Seven Ancient Greek men renowned for their wisdom: Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.

Usage notes

• According to Ammonius, the “Seven Sages” authors of the Delphi maxims were not seven but five: Solon of Athens, Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, and Pittacus of Mitylene. Cleobulus the tyrant of Lindos and Periander the tyrant of Corinth used their political and economic power to be included on the list. That way the original five sages became “the Seven Sages” of Ancient Greece.

Translations

seven Ancient Greeks

• Armenian: Յոթ իմաստուն (Yotʿ imastun)
• Catalan: Set savis de Grècia m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古希臘七賢／古希腊七贤 (Gǔ Xīlà Qī Xián)

• Finnish: Kreikan seitsemän viisasta
• French: Sept sages m pl
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: (die) sieben Weisen von Griechenland m pl
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἑπτά Σοφοί m pl (Heptá Sophoí)

• Japanese: 七賢人 (Sichi Kenjin)
• Polish: Siedmiu mędrców m pl
• Russian: Семь мудрецо́в (Semʹ mudrecóv)
• Spanish: Siete Sabios m pl