Definition
A Greek plural form of ephebe, referring to multiple young men undergoing training in the ancient Greek ephebeia system.
Etymology
The nominative plural form in ancient Greek of 'ephebos' (ἔφηβοι), following Greek second declension masculine noun patterns. This is the authentic Greek plural as it appears in original classical texts.
Kelly Says
When you read inscriptions from ancient Athens mentioning 'the epheboi of the year 340 BCE,' you're seeing the actual ancient Greek word used by the Athenians themselves to refer to each cohort of trainees.
Translations
ARالعربية
إيفبيبي
i-f-b-b-i
BNবাংলা
এফেবেয়
e-feh-beh-oy
CACatalà
epheboi
e-feh-boi
CSČeština
epheboi
e-feh-boi
DADansk
epheboi
e-feh-boi
DEDeutsch
epheboi
e-feh-boi
ELΕλληνικά
εφήβοι
e-fee-v-oi
ESEspañol
epheboi
eh-feh-boi
FAفارسی
ایفبیبی
i-f-b-b-i
FISuomi
epheboi
e-feh-boi
FRFrançais
éphéboi
e-feh-boi
HEעברית
אפיבובים
e-fi-vo-bee-im
HIहिन्दी
एफेबेउ
e-feh-beh-oo
HUMagyar
epheboi
e-feh-boi
IDBahasa Indonesia
epheboi
e-feh-boi
ITItaliano
epheboi
e-feh-boi
KMKM
អេហ្វេប៊ីអ៊ឺប៊ី
a-e-feh-beh-bee-oo-beh-bee
MSBahasa Melayu
epheboi
e-feh-boi
MYမြန်မာ
အဲဖီဘီယူ
a-e-fee-bee-yoo
NLNederlands
epheboi
e-feh-boi
NONorsk
epheboi
e-feh-boi
PLPolski
epheboi
e-feh-boi
PTPortuguês
epheboi
e-feh-boi
RORomână
epheboi
e-feh-boi
RUРусский
эфебой
e-feh-boi
SVSvenska
epheboi
e-feh-boi
SWKiswahili
epheboi
e-feh-boi
TAதமிழ்
எபீபியு
e-pee-bee-yoo
TEతెలుగు
ఎఫీబియూ
e-fee-bee-yoo
THไทย
เอเฟเบออย
e-feh-beh-oo-oi
TRTürkçe
epheboi
e-feh-boi
UKУкраїнська
ефебой
e-feh-boi
VITiếng Việt
epheboi
e-feh-boi
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Greek plural form of ephebes; refers exclusively to young men in the military-civic institution.
Inclusive Usage
Use with explicit historical gender context. For general youth reference, use 'youth' or 'young people'.
Inclusive Alternatives
["young men (when historically accurate)","youth"]
Empowerment Note
Young women in ancient Greece participated in religious ceremonies, artistic pursuits, and household leadership; these should be documented equally.