φυλακός

See also: φύλακος and Φύλακος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φῠλᾰκός • (phŭlăkósm (genitive φῠλᾰκοῦ); second declension

  1. (uncommon) Epic and Ionic form of φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx)
    Alternative form: φῠ́λᾰκος (phŭ́lăkos)

Usage notes

  • Herodian prescribes oxytone φῠλᾰκός (phŭlăkós), to distinguish the accent from the proparoxytone name Φῠ́λᾰκος (Phŭ́lăkos), but φῠ́λᾰκος (phŭ́lăkos) is much more common in practice.

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