ephebe

See also éphèbe

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛˈfiːb/

Noun

ephebe (plural ephebes or ephebi)

1. A young man, especially an 18-20 year old in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
   • 1922, His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe. — James Joyce, Ulysses
   • 1993, Indeed Tom was much still the ephebe, sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage — Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

Derived terms

• ephebophilia

Related terms

• ephebos
• ephebus

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Latin

Noun

ephēbe m

1. vocative singular of ephēbus