Definition
A historical social or political system in ancient Greece where elite warriors or nobles formed close-knit military groups with loyalty bonds between members.
Etymology
From Greek hetairos (companion, comrade) + -ism (doctrine or practice). The term originally referred to the companionship bonds in ancient Spartan military brotherhoods, later generalized to describe the practice or ideology of such elite groups.
Kelly Says
Hetairism reveals how the ancient Greeks formalized friendship into political power—the most famous hetairoi were the Sacred Band of Thebes, 150 pairs of lovers who fought as an undefeated unit until their defeat at Chaeronea. This shows how deeply personal relationships shaped military strategy and political structure in the ancient world.
Translations
ARالعربية
العلاقات الحميمة
al-u-la-at al-hamima
BNবাংলা
সহযোগিতা
sa-ha-yo-gita
CACatalà
hetairisme
e-ta-i-risme
CSČeština
hetairismus
he-ta-ir-ismus
DADansk
hetairisme
he-ta-ir-isme
DEDeutsch
Hetairismus
he-ta-ir-i-zus
ELΕλληνικά
ηθαιρισμός
e-tha-iris-mos
ESEspañol
hetairista
e-ta-ee-ri-sta
FISuomi
hetairismi
he-ta-ir-ismi
FRFrançais
hétairist
e-ta-i-rist
HIहिन्दी
सहयोगी
sa-ha-yo-gee
HUMagyar
hetairismus
he-ta-ir-ismus
IDBahasa Indonesia
hetairisme
he-ta-ir-isme
ITItaliano
hetairismo
e-ta-ee-ri-smo
JA日本語
ヘタイリズム
he-tai-rizumu
KKKK
бірлестік
bir-les-tik
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
bra-che-a-chon
KO한국어
헤타이리즘
he-tae-i-riz-um
MSBahasa Melayu
hetairist
he-ta-i-rist
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
hetairisme
he-ta-ir-isme
NONorsk
hetairisme
he-ta-ir-isme
PLPolski
hetairzyzm
he-ta-ir-zyzm
PTPortuguês
hetairismo
eh-ta-ir-i-smo
RORomână
hetairism
he-ta-ir-ism
RUРусский
гетайризм
ge-ta-ir-izm
SVSvenska
hetairism
he-ta-ir-ism
SWKiswahili
uhusiano wa kimapenzi
oo-hoo-see-an-o wa ki-ma-pen-zi
TAதமிழ்
தோழர்களுடன்
to-zhar-gal-udan
TEతెలుగు
సహకారం
sa-ha-ka-ra-m
THไทย
ความสัมพันธ์แบบเพื่อน
kwam-saman-than-baep-phuen
TLTL
hetairista
he-ta-ee-ri-sta
TRTürkçe
hetairizm
he-ta-ir-izm
UKУкраїнська
гетаїризм
he-ta-i-riz-m
VITiếng Việt
mối quan hệ bạn bè
moi quan he ban be