In his mathematical work there probably was some Pythagorean influence too, perhaps via contacts between Chios and the neighbouring island of Samos, a center of Pythagorean thinking: Hippocrates has been described as a 'para-Pythagorean', a philosophical 'fellow traveler'.
Di dalam karya matematisnya mungkin ada beberapa pengaruh Pythagoreanisme juga, mungkin melalui kontak di antara Khios dan pulau tetangga Samos, sebuah pusat pemikiran Pythagoreanisme: Hippokrates digambarkan sebagai 'para-Pythagoreanisme', seorang 'teman seperjalanan' yang filosofis.