be in the prime of youth
Ancient Greek word, found 92 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Iliad 5.550: τὼ μὲν ἄρʼ ἡβήσαντε μελαινάων ἐπὶ νηῶν
Homer, Odyssey 1.41: ὁππότʼ ἂν ἡβήσῃ τε καὶ ἧς ἱμείρεται αἴης.
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.906: πέμπε μιν ἡβήσαντα Πελασγίδος ἔνδον Ἰωλκοῦ
All forms of ἡβάω