μηλοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ • (mēlophŭ́lăx) m (genitive μηλοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. shepherd, one who watches sheep
    Synonyms: μηλᾰ́της (mēlắtēs), ποιμήν (poimḗn)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho mēlophŭ́lăx 		τὼ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ mēlophŭ́lăke 		οἱ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi mēlophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû mēlophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν μηλοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn mēlophŭlắkoin 		τῶν μηλοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn mēlophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî mēlophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν μηλοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn mēlophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς μηλοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / μηλοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs mēlophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν μηλοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn mēlophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ μηλοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ mēlophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς μηλοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs mēlophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ
mēlophŭ́lăx 		μηλοφῠ́λᾰκε
mēlophŭ́lăke 		μηλοφῠ́λᾰκες
mēlophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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