Definition of Epheboi

1. ephebos [n] - See also: ephebos

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epheboi

epexegetic
epexegetical
epexegetically
epha
ephah
ephahs
ephapse
ephaptic
ephas
ephebe
ephebes
ephebi
ephebic
ephebiphobia
ephebiphobias
epheboi (current term)
ephebology
ephebophilic
ephebos
ephebus
ephedras
ephedrin
ephedrine
ephedrine-NAD oxidoreductase
ephedrines
ephedrins
ephelides

Literary usage of Epheboi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Constitutional Antiquities of Sparta and Athens by Gustav Gilbert (1895)
"In the second year the epheboi were acquainted with garrison duty and field ... ii/o (TT¡ in Arist. is correct, for the epheboi, even in their first year, ..."

2. History of Greece, and of the Greek People, from the Earliest Times to the by Victor Duruy, M. M. Ripley, John Pentland Mahaffy (1892)
"He made every effort to restore its jurisdiction, and re-es- EXERCISES OF THE epheboi.1 tablish an aristocratic government." To what extent were these ..."

3. Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens by Archaeological Institute of America (1897)
"... and when a considerable number ot boys and of epheboi and of others subject to his jurisdiction came together through his endeavors, he took charge of ..."

4. The Lettering of an Athenian Mason by Stephen V. Tracy (1975)
"In crown 1, the boule and the demos honor the epheboi and their ... Crown 4 is most interesting; it was awarded to the epheboi and the ..."

5. Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by Jane Ellen Harrison (1903)
"The sacra were really resident at Eleusis, but Athens liked to think she brought them there. The epheboi escorted the sacra, but, as was fitting, ..."

6. American Journal of Archaeology by Archaeological Institute of America (1887)
"the name of a new proconsul is furnished, Asinius Sabinianus; list of epheboi (circa 150 B. c.) grouped in two classes, S'.sre'is and ..."

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