νεότης,
Doric dialect -τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος)
youth, ἐκ νεότητος. ἐς γῆρας [
NT+8th c.BC+]; ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα, i.e. we died young, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in one's
youth, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαι[
Refs 4th c.AD+]
2)
youthful spirit, impetuosity, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in bad sense,
youthful folly, insolence, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) collective, ={νεολαία},
body of youth, especially of military or athletic age, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) in Crete,
νεότας, ἁ,
accusative νεότα,
genitive νεότας,
board of officials representing the νέοι [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]