Triple

T14984294
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Philoponus E373661 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object John of Alexandria
John of Alexandria, better known as John Philoponus, was a 6th-century Byzantine philosopher and Christian theologian noted for his influential critiques of Aristotelian physics and contributions to the development of the concept of impetus.
E1130469 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John of Alexandria | Statement: [John Philoponus, birthName, John of Alexandria]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John of Alexandria
Context triple: [John Philoponus, birthName, John of Alexandria]
  • A. Cyril of Alexandria
    Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
  • B. Isidore of Alexandria
    Isidore of Alexandria was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and head of the Athenian school, known primarily through the writings of his student Damascius.
  • C. Isidore of Pelusium
    Isidore of Pelusium was a 5th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his extensive collection of letters that provide insight into early Byzantine monasticism and biblical exegesis.
  • D. Macarius of Egypt
    Macarius of Egypt was a 4th-century Christian monk and hermit, venerated as one of the most influential Desert Fathers and a key figure in early Christian monasticism.
  • E. Theophilus of Alexandria
    Theophilus of Alexandria was a powerful late 4th- and early 5th-century Patriarch of Alexandria known for his influential role in church politics and theology, including his opposition to Origenist teachings and his conflict with John Chrysostom.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John of Alexandria
Triple: [John Philoponus, birthName, John of Alexandria]
Generated description
John of Alexandria, better known as John Philoponus, was a 6th-century Byzantine philosopher and Christian theologian noted for his influential critiques of Aristotelian physics and contributions to the development of the concept of impetus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John of Alexandria
Target entity description: John of Alexandria, better known as John Philoponus, was a 6th-century Byzantine philosopher and Christian theologian noted for his influential critiques of Aristotelian physics and contributions to the development of the concept of impetus.
  • A. Cyril of Alexandria
    Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
  • B. Isidore of Alexandria
    Isidore of Alexandria was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and head of the Athenian school, known primarily through the writings of his student Damascius.
  • C. Isidore of Pelusium
    Isidore of Pelusium was a 5th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his extensive collection of letters that provide insight into early Byzantine monasticism and biblical exegesis.
  • D. Macarius of Egypt
    Macarius of Egypt was a 4th-century Christian monk and hermit, venerated as one of the most influential Desert Fathers and a key figure in early Christian monasticism.
  • E. Theophilus of Alexandria
    Theophilus of Alexandria was a powerful late 4th- and early 5th-century Patriarch of Alexandria known for his influential role in church politics and theology, including his opposition to Origenist teachings and his conflict with John Chrysostom.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d85ccc84388190aa151e5173370c8d completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded6ff4a7c8190ab7554f3a1a09b67 completed April 15, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe8bf136e88190b3d812f50233c640 completed May 9, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe908c25c88190be07a8e12a5cd70b completed May 9, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe9136938081908290c0dfbf140c63 completed May 9, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:52 a.m.