ἀγροφύλαξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓γρός (ăgrós, “countryside”) + φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx, “guard”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ɡro.pʰý.laks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.ɡroˈpʰy.laks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.ɣroˈɸy.laks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.ɣroˈfy.laks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.ɣroˈfi.laks/
Noun
ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰξ • (ăgrophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰξ ho ăgrophŭ́lăx |
τὼ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ ăgrophŭ́lăke |
οἱ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκες hoi ăgrophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκος toû ăgrophŭ́lăkos |
τοῖν ᾰ̓γροφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn ăgrophŭlắkoin |
τῶν ᾰ̓γροφῠλᾰ́κων tôn ăgrophŭlắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκῐ tōî ăgrophŭ́lăkĭ |
τοῖν ᾰ̓γροφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn ăgrophŭlắkoin |
τοῖς ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs ăgrophŭ́lăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn ăgrophŭ́lăkă |
τὼ ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ ăgrophŭ́lăke |
τοὺς ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs ăgrophŭ́lăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰξ ăgrophŭ́lăx |
ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκε ăgrophŭ́lăke |
ᾰ̓γροφῠ́λᾰκες ăgrophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀγροφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀγροφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀγροφύλαξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)