θησαυροφύλαξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰɛː.sau̯.ro.pʰý.laks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰe̝.saw.roˈpʰy.laks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θi.sa.βroˈɸy.laks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θi.sa.vroˈfy.laks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θi.sa.vroˈfi.laks/
Noun
θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ • (thēsaurophŭ́lăx) m (genitive θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
- treasurer
- Synonyms: γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ (gāzophŭ́lăx), ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ (rhĭskophŭ́lăx)
- guard of the state-granaries
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ ho thēsaurophŭ́lăx |
τὼ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ thēsaurophŭ́lăke |
οἱ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκες hoi thēsaurophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκος toû thēsaurophŭ́lăkos |
τοῖν θησαυροφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn thēsaurophŭlắkoin |
τῶν θησαυροφῠλᾰ́κων tôn thēsaurophŭlắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκῐ tōî thēsaurophŭ́lăkĭ |
τοῖν θησαυροφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn thēsaurophŭlắkoin |
τοῖς θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξῐ / θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs thēsaurophŭ́lăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn thēsaurophŭ́lăkă |
τὼ θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ thēsaurophŭ́lăke |
τοὺς θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs thēsaurophŭ́lăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ thēsaurophŭ́lăx |
θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκε thēsaurophŭ́lăke |
θησαυροφῠ́λᾰκες thēsaurophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- θησαυροφῠλᾰκέω (thēsaurophŭlăkéō)
- θησαυροφῠλᾰκῐκόν (thēsaurophŭlăkĭkón)
- θησαυροφῠλᾰ́κῐον (thēsaurophŭlắkĭon)
Further reading
- “θησαυροφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- θησαυροφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette