ephebe

Noun

ephebe (plural ephebes or ephebi)

1. A young man, especially an 18-20 year old in ancient Greece undergoing military training.

   • 1922: His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe. — James Joyce, Ulysses
   • 1993: Indeed Tom was much still the ephebe, sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage — Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

6 letters in word "ephebe": B E E E H P.

No anagrams for ephebe found in this word list.

Words found within ephebe:

be bee beep ee eh epee he hebe hep pe pee peh ph

• ephas ←
• ephahs ←
• ephah ←
• ephebe
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