From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).
ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opisthophúlax) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ ho opisthophúlax |
τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ opisthophúlake |
οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi opisthophúlakes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος toû opisthophúlakos |
τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn opisthophulákoin |
τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn opisthophulákōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tôi opisthophúlaki |
τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn opisthophulákoin |
τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs opisthophúlaxi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn opisthophúlaka |
τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ opisthophúlake |
τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs opisthophúlakas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ opisthophúlax |
ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε opisthophúlake |
ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες opisthophúlakes | ||||||||||
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