δεσμοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δεσμός (desmós, “bonds; imprisonment”) +‎ φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ • (desmophŭ́lăx) m (genitive δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. jailer

Declension

Third declension of ὁ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho desmophŭ́lăx 		τὼ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ desmophŭ́lăke 		οἱ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi desmophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû desmophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν δεσμοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn desmophŭlắkoin 		τῶν δεσμοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn desmophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî desmophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν δεσμοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn desmophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs desmophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn desmophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ desmophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs desmophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ
desmophŭ́lăx 		δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκε
desmophŭ́lăke 		δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκες
desmophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • δεσμοφῠ́λᾰκεῐ́ᾱ (desmophŭ́lăkeĭ́ā)
  • δεσμοφῠ́λᾰ́κειον (desmophŭ́lắkeion)

Descendants

  • > Greek: δεσμοφύλακας (desmofýlakas) (inherited)

Further reading

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