erastes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adult man who loved or was in a pedagogic relationship with an adolescent boy.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈɹæsteɪs/

Word forms

erastes erastai

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).

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