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νεότης

neotes

youth

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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νεότης, Dor. -τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος) A. youth, ἐκ νεότητος . . ἐς γῆρας Il. 14.86, cf. Ev.Marc. 10.20, etc.; ἀτέμβονται νεότητος Il. 23.445; ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα, i.e. we died young, Simon. 89, cf. E. HF 637 (lyr.), Fr. 149; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in oneʼs youth, Sapph. Supp. 12.3, Ar. V. 1199, cf. Ach. 214: in pl., αἱ ν. ἄφρονες AP 9.359 (Posidipp. or Pl.Com. or Crates); αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαι ib.360 (Metrod.). 2. youthful spirit, impetuosity, Hdt. 7.13: in bad sense, youthful folly, insolence, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. Pl. Ap. 26e; ν. καὶ ἄνοια And. 2.7. II. collective, = νεολαία, body of youth, esp. of military or athletic age, Pi. I. 8(7).75, Hdt. 4.3, 9.12, Th. 2.8, 20, etc. III. in Crete, νεότας, ἁ, acc. νεότα, gen. νεότας, board of officials representing the νέοι (cf. νέος I.1), GDI 5012.6, SIG 525.9 (Gortyn, iii B.C.).
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