ἠίθεος

eitheos

unmarried youth

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

840d5
Book IX 1
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877e4
Book XII 1
Chapter ?

947c5
Symposium 1
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209b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἠίθεος [ῐ], contr. ᾔθεος (v.infr.), Dor. ᾄθεος Cerc. 9.11, but Aeol. (?) ἠΐθεος Sapph. (v. infr.): ὁ:—A. unmarried youth (ἠίθεον ἢ καὶ γεγαμηκότα ἄπαιδα Pl. Lg. 877e), Sapph. Supp. 20a.18 (pl.); παρθένος ἠ. τε joined, Il. 22.127, al.; χοροὺς παρθένων τε καὶ ἠιθέων Hdt. 3.48, cf. Plu. Thes. 15; including παρθένοι, B. 16 tit., cf. 43, al.; of the θεωροί sent to Delos, Arist. Ath. 56.3; οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ᾔθεος E. Ph. 945; of animals, unmated, Pl. Lg. 840d: later as Adj., παῖδες ἠίθεοι Plu. Thes. 17; ἠϊθέοισιν ἐφήβοισιν IG 3.1151. 2. ἠίθεοι, οἱ, ghosts of those who die unmarried, Tab.Defix.Aud. 52.7. II. rare as fem., ἠϊθέη,= παρθένος, Nic. Fr. 74.64, AP 9.241 (Antip.<Thess.>); κόρη ᾔθεος Eup. 332. III. metaph. as Adj., νοῦς Porph. Marc. 33. (ἠιθ- shd. be read as ᾐθ- in Prose.)

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