ephebus, ephebi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
boy (Greek) at age of puberty; youth; adolescent (age 18-20 by Athenian law);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ephebus | ephebi |
| Gen. | ephebi | epheborum |
| Dat. | ephebo | ephebis |
| Acc. | ephebum | ephebos |
| Voc. | ephebe | ephebi |
| Abl. | ephebo | ephebis |
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...ipse abit Thrasoni oratus biduum concederet. ephebus frater Phaedriae puellulam cum deperiret dono missam Thaidi, ornatu eunuchi induitur..." - C
Epaminondas
Cornelius Nepos
"...Graecia utique olim magnae laudi erant. Postquam ephebus est factus et palaestrae dare operam coepit, non tam magnitudini..." Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...ludit in amne rota, sed Mitylenaei roseus mangonis ephebus uel non caesus adhuc matre iubente Lacon. At tibi..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...gallinaceos pugnacissimos duos donabo patienti". Ad hoc votum ephebus ultro se admovit et, puto, vereri coepit..." 
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...chlamys repetitaque multo murice: Phrixei natat hic contemptor ephebus aequoris et picta tralucet caerulus unda; in latus..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...quod obierim? ego mulier, ego adulescens, ego ephebus, ego puer, ego gymnasi fui flos, ego eram decus olei..."