κεστροφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κέστρος (késtros, “bolt discharged from engines”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ • (kestrophŭ́lăx) m (genitive κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. officer in charge of the bolts discharged from engines

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ
ho kestrophŭ́lăx 		τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ kestrophŭ́lăke 		οἱ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi kestrophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος
toû kestrophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn kestrophŭlắkoin 		τῶν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn kestrophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî kestrophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn kestrophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐ / κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs kestrophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn kestrophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ kestrophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs kestrophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ
kestrophŭ́lăx 		κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε
kestrophŭ́lăke 		κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες
kestrophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κεστροφῠλᾰκέω (kestrophŭlăkéō)

Further reading

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