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Magistrates of ancient Greece
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ephors
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n. (plural of ephor English)
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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 ...
Usage examples of ephors.
When Agisaleus was slain in the Great Athenian War three years ago, the ephors elected Parmenion.
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.
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.