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PRONUNCIATION OF EPHORI

ephori  [ˈɛfəˌraɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPHORI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ephori is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPHORI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ephori

Ephor

The ephors were leaders of ancient Sparta and shared power with the Spartan kings. Five ephors were elected annually, who "swore on behalf of the city", while the kings swore for themselves. Herodotus claimed that the institution was created by Lycurgus, while Plutarch considers it a later institution. It may have arisen from the need for governors while the kings were leading armies in battle. The ephors were elected by the popular assembly, and all citizens were eligible for election. They were forbidden to be reelected. They provided a balance for the two kings, who rarely cooperated with each other. Plato called them tyrants who ran Sparta as despots, while the kings were little more than generals. Up to two ephors would accompany a king on extended military campaigns as a sign of control, even gaining the ability to declare war at some points in Spartan history. According to Plutarch, every autumn, at the crypteia, the ephors would pro forma declare war on the helot population so that any Spartan citizen could kill a helot without fear of blood guilt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPHORI


acari
ˈækəˌraɪ
aftereye
ˈɑːftəˌraɪ
caravansarai
ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ
caravanserai
ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ
cry
kraɪ
dry
draɪ
eleutheri
ɛˈljuːθəˌraɪ
fry
fraɪ
humeri
ˈhjuːməˌraɪ
Madurai
ˈmædjʊˌraɪ
outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪ
pry
praɪ
rai
raɪ
retry
riːˈtraɪ
rhinoceri
raɪˈnɒsəˌraɪ
rye
raɪ
samurai
ˈsæmʊˌraɪ
tori
ˈtɔːraɪ
try
traɪ
uteri
ˈjuːtəˌraɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPHORI

ephemerid
ephemerides
ephemeridian
ephemeris
ephemeris time
ephemerist
ephemeron
ephemeropteran
ephemerous
Ephes.
Ephesian
Ephesians
Ephesus
ephialtes
ephod
ephor
ephoral
ephoralty
ephorate

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPHORI

a fortiori
a posteriori
a priori
Cori
gori
hori
memento mori
millefiori
Montessori
nori
poori
Pori
pylori
Ruwenzori
satori
signori
sori
tandoori
yakitori
zori

Synonyms and antonyms of ephori in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

ephori
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ephori
570 millions of speakers

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ephori
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ephori
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ephori
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ephori
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ephori
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ephori
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ephores
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ephori
190 millions of speakers

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ephori
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ephori
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ephori
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ephori
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ephori
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ephori
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपोरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ephori
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

efori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ephori
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ephori
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ephori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ephori
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ephori
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ephori
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ephori
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ephori

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPHORI»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPHORI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ephori

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPHORI»

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On National Government
of the nobility the appointment of twenty-eight senators, of equal power in many things with the king ; and the censorship of the ephori." Xeno- phon ' likewise expressly says, that the ephori were established by Lycurgus. I perceive no reason ...
George Ensor, 1810
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... The Historical and Miscellaneous Tracts of ... Peter ...
The Ephori command him without more ado ac'rro rzpiaoou 32 Paufw. lib, 5'. aurm, to give her a Bill of divorce, and send her going. Arcbidamm' the 17. ot"ss"'- 1'-"m-v the second House married a Wife which brought him Children ; But fault ...
Peter Heylyn, George Vernon, 1681
3
The Historical and Miscellaneous Tracts of Peter Heylyn
of i" um'- 4 vthe second H-mse married a Wife which brought him Children : But fault was found she was too little, and thereupon the Ephori condemned him in a sum'os money; saying is meeis a'Mot Bxame'xch, that she Would' not bring them  ...
Peter Heylyn, 1681
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Political Philosophy: European Monarchies
XV.] EPHORAL USURPATIONS. 193 The most constant and arbitrary interference in all departments military as well as civil, soon proved that the Ephori had attained a power which was more than a match for both kings and senate combined.
‎1843
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Of democracy. Mixed monarchy
XV.] KPHORAL USURPATIONS. 193 The most constant and arbitrary interference in all departments military as well as civil, soon proved that the Ephori had attained a power which was more than a match for both kings and senate combined.
Baron Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux, Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1849
6
Of aristocracy. Aristocratic governments
XV.] KPHORAL USURPATIONS. 193 The most constant and arbitrary interference in all departments military as well as civil, soon proved that the Ephori had attained a power which was more than a match for both kings and senate combined.
Baron Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1846
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Political Philosophy: Of aristocracy. Aristocratic governments
XV. EPHORAL USURPATIONS. 193 The most constant and arbitrary interference in all departments, military as well as civil, soon proved that the Ephori had attained a power which was more than a match for both kings and senate combined.
Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1853
8
Plutarch's Lives: Translated from the Greek
For it is very commonly seen, that Men reve-' rence Those whom they Fear; and therefore the Laeednmoninns placed the Temple of Fear by the Suffitium of the Ephori, by which they would have it signified that they looked on their Power (t) ...
Plutarch, André Dacier, John Dryden, 1727
9
Of aristocracy. Aristocratic governments
193 The most constant and arbitrary interference in all departments, military as well as civil, soon proved that the Ephori had attained a power which was more than a match for both kings and senate combined. They assumed the general ...
Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1853
10
The Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and Their Progress ...
It was resolved to give it a check, by opposing to it the power of the Ephori. This establishment took place about 130 years after Lycurgus*. The Ephori were five in number and remained only a year in office1. They were chosen by the people,  ...
Antoine-Yves Goguet, Alexandre Conrad Fugère, 1761

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPHORI»

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Spartan Israel and its Palestinian Helots
And Aristotle, in particular, adds, that the ephori, so soon as they were entered into their office, used to declare war against them, that they might ... «Antiwar.com, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ephori [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ephori>. Apr 2024 ».
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