Epictetus

[ ep-ik-tee-tuh s ]

/ ˌɛp ɪkˈti təs /

a.d. c60–c120, Greek Stoic philosopher and teacher, mainly in Rome.

OTHER WORDS FROM Epictetus

Ep·ic·te·tian

[ep-ik-tee-shuh n] /ˌɛp ɪkˈti ʃən/, adjective

A great many of the writers are philosophers, some quite famous (Epictetus).

So-Called ‘Biblical Scholar’ Says Jesus A Made-Up Myth |Candida Moss, Joel Baden |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In this long development in modern times, the tiny Enchiridion of Epictetus played a remarkable part.

The Enchiridion |Epictetus
It is nearly certain that Epictetus never committed any of his doctrines to writing.

Seekers after God |Frederic William Farrar
It is a fine thing to bear poverty with an even mind, like Epictetus of glorious memory.

The Queen Pedauque |Anatole France

Epictetus was a slave, but the equal of Marcus Aurelius in mind.

Voltaire's Romances |Franois-Marie Arouet
Look beyond Antonius, and terminate not thy morals in Seneca or Epictetus.

Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' |Alexander Whyte

Epictetus

/ (ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs) /

?50–?120 ad, Greek Stoic philosopher, who stressed self-renunciation and the brotherhood of man