A Latinized or grammatical variant plural form of ephebe, used in Latin texts and historical scholarship about Greek youth.
A Latin plural form of 'ephebus' (the Latinized singular of Greek 'ephebos'). This form appears frequently in Latin historical texts and later classical scholarship that adopted Latin grammatical conventions.
In Latin texts about Greek history, 'ephebi' is everywhere—Roman authors writing about Greece adopted the Greek institution's Greek name but conjugated it according to Latin grammar rules, creating this hybrid term.
Plural form; young men in the male-only ephebeia system.
Use with historical gender context. Use 'youth' for inclusive reference.
["young men (historically accurate)","youth"]
Young women's development and roles in ancient societies should receive parallel scholarly attention.
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