English Explanatory Dictionary

eromenos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adolescent boy who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈɹəʊmɛnɒs/

Word forms

eromenos eromenoi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “beloved”).

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