English Explanatory Dictionary

ephebe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
  2. A young man; a youth.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈfiːb/ /ɪˈfiːb/ /ˈɛfiːb/

Word forms

ephebe ephebes

Etymology

Via Latin ephēbus, from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”), from ἐπί (epí, “early”) + ἥβη (hḗbē, “manhood”), late 19th c.

Related words

ephebos ephebus

Derived words

ephebic ephebophilia ephebosexuality
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