ephebe
English
/ɛˈfiːb/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A 18- to 20-year-old man in Ancient ancient Greece undergoing military training.
- (by extension) A young man; a youth.
Etymology
Derived from Latin ephēbus derived from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (adolescent, youth), ἐπί (upon, on, on top of, over, at, for, atop, to, epi-, by, early, towards) + Ancient Greek ἥβη (youth, youthful strength, power, manhood, pubes).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἥβη
Gloss
youth, youthful strength, power, manhood, pubes
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archbishop English
- ephebic English
- ephebiphobia English
- ephebocracy English
- ephebophile English
- ephebophilia English
- ephebophilic English
- epi- English
- epicanthic English
- epicentre English
- epinephrine English
- eponymous English
- ephebus Latin
- ephemeris Latin
- ephēbus Latin
- epipterygius Latin
- epithēlium Latin
- hebe- Latin
- efebo Italian
- epi- Dutch, Flemish
- éphèbe French
- efebo Spanish, Castilian
- Φίληβος Ancient Greek
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσταμαι Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- ἐπώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἐφίστημι Ancient Greek
- ἐφημερία Ancient Greek
- ἔφηβος Ancient Greek
- ἥβη Ancient Greek
- *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
- *yēgʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- eipi- Irish
- eipilimnian Irish
- έφηβος Greek (modern)
- ήβη Greek (modern)
- εφήμερος Greek (modern)
- εφημερίδα Greek (modern)