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erastai

/ɛˈɹæstaɪ/

erastai is the plural of erastes.

Meaning of erastes

Noun

erastes (plural erastai)

  1. (Ancient Greece) An adult man who loved or was in a pedagogic relationship with an adolescent boy.
    • In regard to the boys (erōmenos) involved in ancient Greek pederasty, Dover (1978:52) asked: “What does the eromenos get out of submission to his erastēs?”2002, Stephen O Murray, Pacific Homosexualities, iUniverse, page 80

Questions about erastai

What is erastai the plural of?
Erastai is the plural of erastes.
How do you pronounce erastai?
Erastai is pronounced /ɛˈɹæstaɪ/.

Words near erastai in the dictionary

  1. Erasmian
  2. Erasmians
  3. Erasmine
  4. Erasmus
  5. Erasmuses
  6. erastai
  7. erastes
  8. Erastian
  9. Erastianism
  10. Erastianize
  11. Erastianized

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