μαγδωλοφύλαξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μᾰ́γδωλος (mắgdōlos, “watchtower”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /maɡ.dɔː.lo.pʰý.laks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /maɡ.do.loˈpʰy.laks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /maɣ.ðo.loˈɸy.laks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /maɣ.ðo.loˈfy.laks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /maɣ.ðo.loˈfi.laks/
Noun
μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ • (măgdōlophŭ́lăx) m (genitive μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension
- guard of the watchtower
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ ho măgdōlophŭ́lăx |
τὼ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ măgdōlophŭ́lăke |
οἱ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi măgdōlophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκος toû măgdōlophŭ́lăkos |
τοῖν μᾰγδωλοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn măgdōlophŭlắkoin |
τῶν μᾰγδωλοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn măgdōlophŭlắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tōî măgdōlophŭ́lăkĭ |
τοῖν μᾰγδωλοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn măgdōlophŭlắkoin |
τοῖς μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs măgdōlophŭ́lăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn măgdōlophŭ́lăkă |
τὼ μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ măgdōlophŭ́lăke |
τοὺς μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs măgdōlophŭ́lăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ măgdōlophŭ́lăx |
μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκε măgdōlophŭ́lăke |
μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰκες măgdōlophŭ́lăkes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- μᾰγδωλοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (măgdōlophŭlăkĭ́ā)
Further reading
- “μαγδωλοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μαγδωλοφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette