Ephebe Definition

ĕfēb, ĭ-fēb
ephebes, ephebi
noun
A young man; specif., an ephebus.
Webster's New World
A youth between 18 and 20 years of age in ancient Greece.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Ephebe

Noun

Singular:
ephebe
Plural:
ephebes, ephebi

Origin of Ephebe

  • Latin ephēbus from Greek ephēbos ep-, epi- epi- hēbē early manhood

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Latin, from Greek εφηβος (επι- + ήβη ‘early manhood’).

    From Wiktionary

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