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ἔφηβ-ος , hyperdor. ἔφα_βος , , (ἥβη)
A.one arrived at adolescence (i. e. the age of 18 years, Poll.8.105, Harp. s.v. ἐπιδιετές; in Persia 16 or 17 years, X.Cyr.1.2.8), Lycurg.76, Arist.Ath.42.2, IG22.1156, al., SIG959.12 (Chios), etc.; “εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους ἐγγραφῆναιPl.Ax.366e; “ἐξ ἐφήβων ἐστὶ καὶ ἤδη εἴκοσι ἐτῶνTeles p.50 H.: generally, boy, “καλός ἐστιν . σόςPLit.Lond.52.
2. young girl, Hsch.
II. kind of cup, Steph.Com.1.5, Philem.Lex. ap. Ath.11.469a.
III. throw of the dice, AP7.427.5 (Antip. Sid.).
IV. a woman's shoe, Herod.7.61.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians, 42.2
    • Lycurgus, Against Leocrates, 76
    • Xenophon, Cyropaedia, 1.2.8
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