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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Same source as φυλάσσω (phulássō), but of unknown further etymology. According to Beekes, both words are clear examples of Pre-Greek. Note in particular the suffix -ακ- (-ak-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰý.laks/ → /ˈɸy.laks/ → /ˈfi.laks/
Noun
φῠ́λᾰξ • (phúlax) m (genitive φῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
- guard; sentry
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φύλαξ, -ακος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1595
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2014) “φύλαξ, -ακος”, in Stefan Norbruis, editor, Pre-Greek: Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
- “φύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “φύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- φύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- φύλαξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “φύλαξ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G5441 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- custodian idem, page 191.
- defender idem, page 204.
- door-keeper idem, page 247.
- gaoler idem, page 353.
- gate-keeper idem, page 354.
- guard idem, page 376.
- guardian idem, page 377.
- jailor idem, page 461.
- janitor idem, page 461.
- keeper idem, page 468.
- police idem, page 624.
- porter idem, page 627.
- portress idem, page 627.
- protector idem, page 653.
- protectress idem, page 653.
- sentinel idem, page 754.
- supporter idem, page 841.
- upholder idem, page 938.
- warder idem, page 964.
- watch idem, page 965.
- watcher idem, page 967.