Ἀνδρόπαις
man-boy
Translated by Malcolm Heath7 Jun 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A boy on the point of becoming a man.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνδρόπαις· ὁ ἤδη ἀνδρούμενος παῖς.
Betacode
*)andro/pais: o( h)/dh a)ndrou/menos pai=s.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- α2706Ἀντίπαιςex-boy[Meaning] one who is close to producing cheek-down, one who is growing out the beard. But Aristophanes said pro/shbos ["near-man"] and a)ndro/pais ["man-boy"] [sc. for such a person].
- η373Ἠνδρώθησανthey became men, they reached manhood[Meaning] they associated with men. Thus Dio often used [sc. the word].
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Mar 2012
- expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- modified headword, to distinguish it from gloss; augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Added citation and keyword. — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Malcolm Heath