ἱεροφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ • (hierophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. guardian of a temple
    Synonym: ναοφύλαξ (naophúlax)
  2. pontifex

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ
ho hierophŭ́lăx 		τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ hierophŭ́lăke 		οἱ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi hierophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος
toû hierophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn hierophŭlắkoin 		τῶν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn hierophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî hierophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn hierophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn hierophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ hierophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs hierophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ
hierophŭ́lăx 		ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
hierophŭ́lăke 		ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες
hierophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἱεροφυλάκιον (hierophulákion)

Descendants

  • → Latin: hierophylax

Further reading

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