ἠίθεος

ἠίθεος [ῐ], contr. ᾔθεος (v. infr.), Dor. ᾄθεος Cerc. 9.11, but Aeol. (?) ἠΐθεος Sapph. (v. infr.): ὁ:—

• unmarried youth (ἠίθεον ἢ καὶ γεγαμηκότα ἄπαιδα Pl. Lg. 877e), Sapph. 44.18 L.-P. (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.); κόρη ᾔθεος Eup. 332.
  • III metaph. as Adj., νοῦς Porph. Marc. 33. (ἠιθ- shd. be read as ᾐθ- in Prose.)

ἠίθεος : unmarried youth, bachelor; παρθένος ἠίθεός τε, Il. 18.593, Od. 11.38.

ἠίθεος

• • Ia youth just come to manhood, but not yet married, παρθένος ἠίθεός τε Hom.; χοροὺς παρθένων τε καὶ ἠιθέων Hdt.
  • IIrare as fem., ἠιθέη παρθένος. deriv. uncertain