νεότης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Dor. -τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">youth</b>, ἐκ νεότητος . . ἐς γῆρας <span class="bibl">Il. 14.86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Marc.</span>10.20</span>, etc.; ἀτέμβονται νεότητος <span class="bibl">Il.23.445</span>; <b class="b3">ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα</b>, i.e. we died young, <span class="bibl">Simon.89</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>637</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>149</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος</b>, in one's <b class="b2">youth</b>, <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span> 12.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>1199</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ach.</span>214</span>: in pl., αἱ ν. ἄφρονες <span class="title">AP</span>9.359 (Posidipp. or Pl.Com. or Crates); <b class="b3">αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">360</span> (Metrod.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">youthful spirit, impetuosity</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.13</span>: in bad sense, <b class="b2">youthful folly, insolence</b>, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>26e</span>; ν. καὶ ἄνοια <span class="bibl">And.2.7</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> collective, = [[νεολαία]], <b class="b2">body of youth</b>, esp. of military or athletic age, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>8(7).75</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.3</span>, <span class="bibl">9.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.8</span>, <span class="bibl">20</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> in Crete, νεότας, <b class="b3">ἁ</b>, acc. <b class="b3">νεότα</b>, gen. <b class="b3">νεότας</b>, <b class="b2">board of officials representing the</b> <b class="b3">νέοι</b> (cf. νέος <span class="bibl">1.1</span>), <span class="title">GDI</span>5012.6, <span class="title">SIG</span>525.9 (Gortyn, iii B.C.).</span>