I. ə̇ˈfēzhən, ēˈ-, eˈ- sometimes -zhēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Ephesi us (from Greek Ephesios, from Ephesos Ephesus, ancient city of Asia Minor) + English -an
: of or belonging to Ephesus
II. noun
( -s )
1. capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Ephesus
2. usually capitalized : a boon companion
it is thine host, thine Ephesian, calls — Shakespeare