"κεστροφύλαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κεστροφύλαξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kes.tro.pʰý.laks/, /ces.troˈɸy.laks/, /ces.troˈfi.laks/, /kes.tro.pʰý.laks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kes.troˈpʰy.laks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ces.troˈɸy.laks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ces.troˈfy.laks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ces.troˈfi.laks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κέστρος (késtros, “bolt discharged from engines”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|κέστρος|φύλαξ|t1=bolt discharged from engines|t2=guard}} κέστρος (késtros, “bolt discharged from engines”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος|m|third|head=κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ}} κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ • (kestrophŭ́lăx) m (genitive κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ|κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος|form=M}} Forms: κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ [canonical], kestrophŭ́lăx [romanization], κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ [nominative, singular], τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, nominative], οἱ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐ [dative, plural], κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐν [dative, plural], toîs kestrophŭ́lăxĭ [dative, plural], toîs kestrophŭ́lăxĭn [dative, plural], τὸν κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ [singular, vocative], κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, vocative], κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες [plural, vocative]
  1. officer in charge of the bolts discharged from engines Categories (topical): Occupations Derived forms: κεστροφῠλᾰκέω (kestrophŭlăkéō)
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        "t2": "guard"
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  "etymology_text": "From κέστρος (késtros, “bolt discharged from engines”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "kestrophŭ́lăx",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho kestrophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "tôn kestrophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kestrophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kestrophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
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      "form": "τοῖς κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὸν κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kestrophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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        "2": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "orig": "grc:Occupations",
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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          "word": "κεστροφῠλᾰκέω"
        }
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        "officer in charge of the bolts discharged from engines"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "bolt",
          "bolt"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/kes.tro.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kes.tro.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kes.troˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κεστροφύλαξ"
}
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  "derived": [
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      "roman": "kestrophŭlăkéō",
      "word": "κεστροφῠλᾰκέω"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "φύλαξ",
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        "t2": "guard"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From κέστρος (késtros, “bolt discharged from engines”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "kestrophŭ́lăx",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho kestrophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ kestrophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi kestrophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû kestrophŭ́lăkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kestrophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn kestrophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kestrophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεστροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kestrophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kestrophŭ́lăxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kestrophŭ́lăxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kestrophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κεστροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ kestrophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κεστροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs kestrophŭ́lăkăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "kestrophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "kestrophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ",
        "2": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰκος",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 4-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:Occupations"
      ],
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        "officer in charge of the bolts discharged from engines"
      ],
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          "officer"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "bolt",
          "bolt"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kes.tro.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kes.tro.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kes.troˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ces.troˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κεστροφύλαξ"
}

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