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Meanings of ephebos in English

Russian
эфеб
Catalan
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efebo

Greek term for a male adolescent, or for a social status reserved for that age, in Antiquity.

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        Examples for "ephebi"
        Examples for "ephebi"
        1
        A band of young ephebi of the garrison eye us as we enter; but we seem neither Spartans nor Thebans and are not molested.
        A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
        2
        The Ephebi of Alexandria must make her feel the power of youth.
        Cleopatra — Volume 04
        3
        A little band of Ephebi were pacing to and fro before the house.
        Cleopatra — Volume 06
        4
        The bands of the Ephebi will support him to a man.
        Cleopatra — Volume 06
        5
        The Ephebi had behaved treacherously by taking sides with their foe.
        Cleopatra — Volume 07
        1
        The physical gracefulness of a slim ephebus was never seized by Michelangelo.
        The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
        2
        Youths of the ephebus age are practicing leaping.
        A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
        3
        He is an ephebus no longer, but a full-fledged citizen, and all the vicissitudes of Athenian life are before him.
        A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
        Translations for ephebos
        Russian
        эфеб
        Catalan
        efeb
        Spanish
        efebo