νεότης

English (LSJ)

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.HF637 (lyr.), Fr.149; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in one's youth, Sapph.Supp. 12.3, Ar.V.1199, cf. Ach.214: in pl., αἱ ν. ἄφρονες AP9.359 (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 1.1), GDI5012.6, SIG525.9 (Gortyn, iii B.C.).