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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/, /o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/, /o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/, /o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /o.pis.tʰoˈpʰy.laks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /o.pis.θoˈfy.laks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|ὄπισθεν|φύλαξ|t1=behind, at the back|t2=guard}} ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος|m|third|head=ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ}} ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opĭsthophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ|ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος|form=M}} Forms: ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ [canonical], opĭsthophŭ́lăx [romanization], ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ [nominative, singular], τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, nominative], οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ [dative, plural], ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν [dative, plural], toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭ [dative, plural], toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭn [dative, plural], τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ [singular, vocative], ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, vocative], ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες [plural, vocative]
  1. one who guards the rear
    Sense id: en-ὀπισθοφύλαξ-grc-noun-xUldJuy~ Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 57 43
  2. (in the plural) rearguard Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ὀπισθοφύλαξ-grc-noun-n91KcbnG Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰκέω (opĭsthophŭlăkéō), ὀπῐστοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (opĭstophŭlăkĭ́ā)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭlăkéō",
      "word": "ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰκέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "opĭstophŭlăkĭ́ā",
      "word": "ὀπῐστοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὄπισθεν",
        "3": "φύλαξ",
        "t1": "behind, at the back",
        "t2": "guard"
      },
      "expansion": "ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi opĭsthophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû opĭsthophŭ́lăkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn opĭsthophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi opĭsthophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn opĭsthophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs opĭsthophŭ́lăkăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ"
      },
      "expansion": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opĭsthophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
        "2": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one who guards the rear"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὀπισθοφύλαξ-grc-noun-xUldJuy~",
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "rear",
          "rear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "grc:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rearguard"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὀπισθοφύλαξ-grc-noun-n91KcbnG",
      "links": [
        [
          "rearguard",
          "rearguard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) rearguard"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰoˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὀπισθοφύλαξ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 5-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek compound terms",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Military"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭlăkéō",
      "word": "ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰκέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "opĭstophŭlăkĭ́ā",
      "word": "ὀπῐστοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὄπισθεν",
        "3": "φύλαξ",
        "t1": "behind, at the back",
        "t2": "guard"
      },
      "expansion": "ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi opĭsthophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû opĭsthophŭ́lăkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn opĭsthophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi opĭsthophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn opĭsthophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs opĭsthophŭ́lăxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn opĭsthophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs opĭsthophŭ́lăkăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "opĭsthophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ"
      },
      "expansion": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opĭsthophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ",
        "2": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who guards the rear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "rear",
          "rear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rearguard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rearguard",
          "rearguard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) rearguard"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰo.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.tʰoˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o.pis.θoˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὀπισθοφύλαξ"
}

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