ephorn.

/ˈɛfə/

Forms: Also used in Latin plural form ephori.

Etymology: < Greek ἔϕορος (= Epic ἐπίουρος) overseer, overlooker, < ἐπί upon + root *ϝορ, as in ὁράειν to see. Also used in Latin plural form ephori, whence apparently the form ephories in 16–17th cent.

a. The title given to certain magistrates in various Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where the five ephors, appointed annually by popular election, exercised a controlling power over the kings.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece

ephor1586

thesmothete1603

archon1659

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 581 To content the people, they appointed fiue Ephories who were chosen out of the people, as Tribunes to keepe away tiranny.

1594 Mirrour Policie (1599) B Those which are good, would curbe and bridle him. As the Ephori did the Kings of Lacedemonia.

1602 L. Lloyd Briefe Conf. Divers Lawes 43 The Areopagites in Athens..the Ephories in Sparta..the Amphictions at Trozaena.

1642 Coll. Rights & Priviledges Parl. 10 At Lacedemonia, the Ephors; at Athens, the Demarches.

1689 W. Walker tr. H. Languet Vindiciæ contra Tyrannos (new ed.) 76 The Ephores or Controllers of the Kings.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 321 Before the ephors made an exception, every one rose at his [the king's] approach.

†b. transferred. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 5 M^r Hollis, S^r Walter Earl, and other Ephori.

1732 C. Wogan Let. in J. Swift Wks. (1824) XVII. 485 Their [kings' of England] inherent rights..were but mere feathers, the sport of every wind that blew from the ephori of the people.

2. In modern Greece: An overseer, superintendent of public works.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman

stewarda1400

surveyorc1440

supervisorc1454

overlookera1513

workmaster1525

supervisora1529

foreman1574

superintendent1575

overman1606

headman1725

overseer1766

gang leader1775

hagmaster1797

maistry1798

gangsman1803

kangany1817

capataz1826

gangman1830

ganger1836

gaffer1841

gang boss1863

ramrod1881

charge-man1885

mandor1885

captain1886

overganger1887

ephor1890

pusher1901

gangster1913

line manager1960

1890 Athenæum 15 Mar. 252/1 The excavations at Lycosoura..will now be resumed, under the direction of the Ephor, B. A. Leonardos.

Derivatives

ˈephoral adj. of or pertaining to the ephors.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [adjective] > ancient Greek magistrate

ephoral1836

ephoric1846

ephetic1847

1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) I. 209 Aristotle paints the evil of the ephoral magistrature, but acknowledges that it gave strength and durability to the state.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) i. 18 It was not till above a century after his decease that the Ephoral power became any protection to the people.

ˈephoralty n. the office of ephor; also, the body of ephors.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of

ephory1680

archonship1699

archontate1762

ephoralty1833

ephorate1841

ephorship1850

1833 Lewis in Philol. Museum 2 49 Dr. Arnold then proceeds to describe the Ephoralty as a magistracy contrived for the purpose of, etc.

1869 G. Rawlinson Man. Anc. Hist. 267 At the same time he abolished the Ephoralty.

ˈephorate n. = ephoralty n. in both senses.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > ancient Greek courts

ephorism1633

Areopagus1642

ephetes1839

ephorate1841

dicastery1846

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of

ephory1680

archonship1699

archontate1762

ephoralty1833

ephorate1841

ephorship1850

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 42 An ephorate or court of supreme revision for laws and magistracies.

1897 Daily News 26 Apr. 8/6 The two native bodies, the Athenian Ephorate and the Society of Antiquities.

1923 W. W. Tarn in J. B. Bury et al. Hellenistic Age 134 Then, having captured the ephorate, they were able to prevent him [sc. Agis] carrying out both his proposals together.

1923 W. W. Tarn in J. B. Bury et al. Hellenistic Age 135 He [sc. Cleomenes] also abolished the ephorate.

eˈphoric adj. = ephoral adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [adjective] > ancient Greek magistrate

ephoral1836

ephoric1846

ephetic1847

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii.vi. 502 The annual ephoric oath of office.

† ˈephorism n. Obsolete a tribunal resembling that of the ephors.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > ancient Greek courts

ephorism1633

Areopagus1642

ephetes1839

ephorate1841

dicastery1846

1633 R. James in T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1885) I. 9 Thrice I have bin hal'd before Our Ephorismes of state.

† ˈephorize v. Obsolete to exercise a controlling influence over; to over-rule as the ephors did.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)]

wieldeOE

redeOE

temperc1000

wisc1000

yemec1000

aweldc1175

guy13..

rule1340

attemperc1374

stightlea1375

justifya1393

governa1400

moder1414

control1495

moderate1534

rein1557

manage1560

sway1587

to bear (a rein) upon1603

bridle1615

ephorize1647

puppet1840

coact1855

boss1856

run1869

swing1873

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 50 These Essentialls, must not be Ephorized or Tribuned by one or a few Mens discretion.

ˈephorship n. the term of office as ephor.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of

ephory1680

archonship1699

archontate1762

ephoralty1833

ephorate1841

ephorship1850

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 31 In this 13th year of the reign of Darius, and in the ephorship of Alexippidas at Lacedæmon.

† ˈephory n. [compare Greek ἐϕορεία] Obsolete the body of ephors.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of

ephory1680

archonship1699

archontate1762

ephoralty1833

ephorate1841

ephorship1850

1680 ‘Philalethes’ tr. G. Buchanan De Jure Regni apud Scotos 83 Upbraiding him that by adding the Ephory he [sc. Theopompus] had diminished the power of his authority.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	ephor
释义	ephorn. /ˈɛfə/ Forms: Also used in Latin plural form ephori. Etymology: < Greek ἔϕορος (= Epic ἐπίουρος) overseer, overlooker, < ἐπί upon + root ϝορ, as in ὁράειν* to see. Also used in Latin plural form ephori, whence apparently the form ephories in 16–17th cent. 1. a. The title given to certain magistrates in various Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where the five ephors, appointed annually by popular election, exercised a controlling power over the kings. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece ephor1586 thesmothete1603 archon1659 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 581 To content the people, they appointed fiue Ephories who were chosen out of the people, as Tribunes to keepe away tiranny. 1594 Mirrour Policie (1599) B Those which are good, would curbe and bridle him. As the Ephori did the Kings of Lacedemonia. 1602 L. Lloyd Briefe Conf. Divers Lawes 43 The Areopagites in Athens..the Ephories in Sparta..the Amphictions at Trozaena. 1642 Coll. Rights & Priviledges Parl. 10 At Lacedemonia, the Ephors; at Athens, the Demarches. 1689 W. Walker tr. H. Languet Vindiciæ contra Tyrannos (new ed.) 76 The Ephores or Controllers of the Kings. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 321 Before the ephors made an exception, every one rose at his [the king's] approach. †b. transferred. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 5 M^r Hollis, S^r Walter Earl, and other Ephori. 1732 C. Wogan Let. in J. Swift Wks. (1824) XVII. 485 Their [kings' of England] inherent rights..were but mere feathers, the sport of every wind that blew from the ephori of the people. 2. In modern Greece: An overseer, superintendent of public works. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman stewarda1400 surveyorc1440 supervisorc1454 overlookera1513 workmaster1525 supervisora1529 foreman1574 superintendent1575 overman1606 headman1725 overseer1766 gang leader1775 hagmaster1797 maistry1798 gangsman1803 kangany1817 capataz1826 gangman1830 ganger1836 gaffer1841 gang boss1863 ramrod1881 charge-man1885 mandor1885 captain1886 overganger1887 ephor1890 pusher1901 gangster1913 line manager1960 1890 Athenæum 15 Mar. 252/1 The excavations at Lycosoura..will now be resumed, under the direction of the Ephor, B. A. Leonardos. Derivatives ˈephoral adj. of or pertaining to the ephors. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [adjective] > ancient Greek magistrate ephoral1836 ephoric1846 ephetic1847 1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) I. 209 Aristotle paints the evil of the ephoral magistrature, but acknowledges that it gave strength and durability to the state. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) i. 18 It was not till above a century after his decease that the Ephoral power became any protection to the people. ˈephoralty n. the office of ephor; also, the body of ephors. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of ephory1680 archonship1699 archontate1762 ephoralty1833 ephorate1841 ephorship1850 1833 Lewis in Philol. Museum 2 49 Dr. Arnold then proceeds to describe the Ephoralty as a magistracy contrived for the purpose of, etc. 1869 G. Rawlinson Man. Anc. Hist. 267 At the same time he abolished the Ephoralty. ˈephorate n. = ephoralty n. in both senses. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > ancient Greek courts ephorism1633 Areopagus1642 ephetes1839 ephorate1841 dicastery1846 society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of ephory1680 archonship1699 archontate1762 ephoralty1833 ephorate1841 ephorship1850 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 42 An ephorate or court of supreme revision for laws and magistracies. 1897 Daily News 26 Apr. 8/6 The two native bodies, the Athenian Ephorate and the Society of Antiquities. 1923 W. W. Tarn in J. B. Bury et al. Hellenistic Age 134 Then, having captured the ephorate, they were able to prevent him [sc. Agis] carrying out both his proposals together. 1923 W. W. Tarn in J. B. Bury et al. Hellenistic Age 135 He [sc. Cleomenes] also abolished the ephorate. eˈphoric adj. = ephoral adj. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [adjective] > ancient Greek magistrate ephoral1836 ephoric1846 ephetic1847 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii.vi. 502 The annual ephoric oath of office. † ˈephorism n. Obsolete a tribunal resembling that of the ephors.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > ancient Greek courts ephorism1633 Areopagus1642 ephetes1839 ephorate1841 dicastery1846 1633 R. James in T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1885) I. 9 Thrice I have bin hal'd before Our Ephorismes of state. † ˈephorize v. Obsolete to exercise a controlling influence over; to over-rule as the ephors did. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] wieldeOE redeOE temperc1000 wisc1000 yemec1000 aweldc1175 guy13.. rule1340 attemperc1374 stightlea1375 justifya1393 governa1400 moder1414 control1495 moderate1534 rein1557 manage1560 sway1587 to bear (a rein) upon1603 bridle1615 ephorize1647 puppet1840 coact1855 boss1856 run1869 swing1873 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 50 These Essentialls, must not be Ephorized or Tribuned by one or a few Mens discretion. ˈephorship n. the term of office as ephor. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of ephory1680 archonship1699 archontate1762 ephoralty1833 ephorate1841 ephorship1850 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 31 In this 13th year of the reign of Darius, and in the ephorship of Alexippidas at Lacedæmon. † ˈephory n. [compare Greek ἐϕορεία] Obsolete the body of ephors. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > magistrates in ancient Greece > office or tenure of ephory1680 archonship1699 archontate1762 ephoralty1833 ephorate1841 ephorship1850 1680 ‘Philalethes’ tr. G. Buchanan De Jure Regni apud Scotos 83 Upbraiding him that by adding the Ephory he [sc. Theopompus] had diminished the power of his authority. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1586
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