EPHEBE


Meaning of EPHEBE in English

[ ɛ'fi:b , ɪ- , 'ɛfi:b ]

■ noun (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training.

Derivatives

ephebic adjective

Origin

via L. from Gk ephēbos , from epi 'near to' + hēbē 'early manhood'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.