Home › Words › E › ephebeionephebeionephebeion means A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἐφηβεῖον (ephēbeîon), from ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”).nounA room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ephebeum 84% match — A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise. vs ephebeion →ephebe 76% match — An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training. vs ephebeion →ephebic 72% match — Pertaining to a young man or to early manhood, especially in Ancient Greek contexts. vs ephebeion →ephebos 71% match — Synonym of ephebe. vs ephebeion →ephebus 70% match — Synonym of ephebe. vs ephebeion →apodyterium 62% match — The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed. vs ephebeion →ephebo 60% match — An ephebophile. vs ephebeion →ephebocracy 59% match — Government by young people. vs ephebeion →