hetairoi
hetairoi is the plural of hetairos.
Meaning of hetairos
Noun
hetairos (plural hetairoi)
- A companion of an ancient Greek king, as a member of the aristocracy and later elite cavalry.
- Further, the members of an hetaireia may aid an hetairos to fight his adversaries, to intimidate his victims from seeking legal satisfaction, or simply to provide him with the opportunity to carry on the amenities or frivolities of social life. […] The Hetairoi, basically, are a group of people of...1962, George John Stagakis, Sr., Institutional Aspects of the Hetairos Relation, Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin–Madison, →OCLC, pages vi and 116
Origin of hetairoi
From Ancient Greek ἑταῖροι (hetaîroi).
Questions about hetairoi
- What is hetairoi the plural of?
- Hetairoi is the plural of hetairos.
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