ὀπισθοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opĭsthophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. one who guards the rear
  2. (in the plural) rearguard

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho opĭsthophŭ́lăx 		τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke 		οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi opĭsthophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû opĭsthophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin 		τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn opĭsthophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî opĭsthophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn opĭsthophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs opĭsthophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ
opĭsthophŭ́lăx 		ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
opĭsthophŭ́lăke 		ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες
opĭsthophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰκέω (opĭsthophŭlăkéō)
  • ὀπῐστοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (opĭstophŭlăkĭ́ā)

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