γαζοφύλαξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γάζα (gáza, “treasure”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡaz.do.pʰý.laks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡa.zoˈpʰy.laks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣa.zoˈɸy.laks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣa.zoˈfy.laks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣa.zoˈfi.laks/
Noun
γαζοφῠ́λᾰξ • (gazophŭ́lăx) m (genitive γαζοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
- treasurer
- Synonyms: θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ (thēsaurophŭ́lăx), ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ (rhĭskophŭ́lăx)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξ ho găzophŭ́lăx |
τὼ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ găzophŭ́lăke |
οἱ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi găzophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκος toû găzophŭ́lăkos |
τοῖν γᾰζοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn găzophŭlắkoin |
τῶν γᾰζοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn găzophŭlắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tōî găzophŭ́lăkĭ |
τοῖν γᾰζοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn găzophŭlắkoin |
τοῖς γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs găzophŭ́lăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn găzophŭ́lăkă |
τὼ γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ găzophŭ́lăke |
τοὺς γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs găzophŭ́lăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξ găzophŭ́lăx |
γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκε găzophŭ́lăke |
γᾰζοφῠ́λᾰκες găzophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- γαζοφυλακέω (gazophulakéō)
- γαζοφυλάκιον (gazophulákion)
Further reading
- “γαζοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γαζοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- γαζοφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γαζοφύλαξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)