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Ancient Spartan magistrate
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ephor
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ephor \Eph"or\, n.; pl. Ephors , L. Ephori . [L. ephorus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to oversee; ? + ? to see: cf. F. ['e]phore.] (Gr. Antiq.) A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Spartan magistrate, 1580s, from Greek ephoros "overseer," from epi- "over" (see epi- ) + horan "to see," possibly from PIE root *wer- (4) "to perceive" (see ward (n.)).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context historical English) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The ephors were leaders of ancient Sparta and shared power with the two Spartan kings. The ephors were a council of five elected annually who "swore on behalf of the city", while the kings swore for themselves. Herodotus claimed that the institution was ...
Usage examples of ephor.
I thought he was going to kill you at once, but the ephor protected you, saying he had to allow you to get your avern.
When Agisaleus was slain in the Great Athenian War three years ago, the ephors elected Parmenion.
Now tell me, which of the ephors spoke against the battle with Philippos?
He was Lycon, the youngest of the ephors, a good-looking youth in his mid-twenties, dark-haired and dark-eyed.
In the same period the Ephors of Sparta declared war on all Helots found living within the territory of Sparta.
The Ephors functioned largely as ombudsmen, but they had certain formal duties as direct representatives of the Citizens.
The Ephors acting in their capacity as Protectors of the Citizens have requested the Ultimate Decree, authorizing the Kings to take all necessary actions to safeguard the State, and it has been duly moved and seconded.
The Sentinels were something between Ephors and ombudsmen, and were supposed to represent the best of Shalnuksi business ethics.
There should be either a temporary or perpetual magistrate to keep the nobles in awe, as the Ephori at Sparta and the State Inquisitors at Venice—magistrates subject to no formalities.
The true sovereigns were the Ephori, since royalty itself was subservient to them.
Now tell me, which of the ephors spoke against the battle with Philippos?
He was Lycon, the youngest of the ephors, a good-looking youth in his mid-twenties, dark-haired and dark-eyed.