εἰρηνοφύλαξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eː.rɛː.no.pʰý.laks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /i.re̝.noˈpʰy.laks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.ri.noˈɸy.laks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.ri.noˈfy.laks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.ri.noˈfi.laks/
Noun
εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ • (eirēnophŭ́lăx) m (genitive εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
- guardian of peace, the title of a police magistrate
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ ho eirēnophŭ́lăx |
τὼ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ eirēnophŭ́lăke |
οἱ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi eirēnophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκος toû eirēnophŭ́lăkos |
τοῖν εἰρηνοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn eirēnophŭlắkoin |
τῶν εἰρηνοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn eirēnophŭlắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tōî eirēnophŭ́lăkĭ |
τοῖν εἰρηνοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn eirēnophŭlắkoin |
τοῖς εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs eirēnophŭ́lăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn eirēnophŭ́lăkă |
τὼ εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ eirēnophŭ́lăke |
τοὺς εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs eirēnophŭ́lăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ eirēnophŭ́lăx |
εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκε eirēnophŭ́lăke |
εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰκες eirēnophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- εἰρηνοφῠλᾰκέω (eirēnophŭlăkéō)
Further reading
- “εἰρηνοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- εἰρηνοφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- εἰρηνοφύλαξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)