Ephor Definition
ĕfôr, -ər
ephori, ephors
noun
In ancient Sparta, any of a body of five magistrates annually elected by the people of Sparta.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
ephor
Plural:
ephorsOrigin of Ephor
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Latin ephorus from Greek ephoros from ephorān to oversee ep-, epi- epi- horān to see wer-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἔφορος (ephoros, “overseer”) (< Homeric ἐπίουρος (epiouros)), from ἐπί (epi, “over”) + ὁράω (oraō, “look”).
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