erastes

English

/ɛˈɹæsteɪs/

noun

Definitions

(historical) An adult man in Ancient Greece who courted or was in a pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy, who was called an eromenos.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (lover).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐραστής

Gloss

lover

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

παιδεραστής Ancient Greek
ἐράω Ancient Greek
ἐραστής Ancient Greek
εραστής Greek (modern)