"φρουρός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pʰruː.rós/, /ɸruˈros/, /fruˈros/, /pʰruː.rós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pʰruˈros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɸruˈros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /fruˈros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /fruˈros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From προ- (pro-, “forwards”) + ὁράω (horáō, “to see”) + -ος (-os, second declension ending). οο (oo) changed to ου (ou) by crasis and the π (p) changed to φ (ph) by influence of the ῾ (h) sound. Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|προ-|ὁράω|-ος|pos3=second declension ending|t1=forwards|t2=to see}} προ- (pro-, “forwards”) + ὁράω (horáō, “to see”) + -ος (-os, second declension ending), {{m|grc||οο}} οο (oo), {{m|grc||ου}} ου (ou), {{!}} |, {{grc-apdx|cr|crasis}} crasis, {{m|grc|π}} π (p), {{m|grc|φ}} φ (ph), {{m|grc|῾}} ῾ (h) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φρουροῦ|m|second}} φρουρός • (phrourós) m (genitive φρουροῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φρουρός|οῦ}} Forms: phrourós [romanization], φρουροῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ φρουρός [nominative, singular], τὼ φρουρώ [dual, nominative], οἱ φρουροί [nominative, plural], τοῦ φρουροῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν φρουροῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν φρουρῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ φρουρῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν φρουροῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς φρουροῖς [dative, plural], τὸν φρουρόν [accusative, singular], τὼ φρουρώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς φρουρούς [accusative, plural], φρουρέ [singular, vocative], φρουρώ [dual, vocative], φρουροί [plural, vocative]
  1. (either literally or figuratively) watcher, watchman, guard Derived forms: φρουρά (phrourá), φρουρέω (phrouréō), φρούριον (phroúrion)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "τελευτῶσαι δὴ οἶμαι κατέλαβον τὴν τοῦ νέου τῆς ψυχῆς ἀκρόπολιν, αἰσθόμεναι κενὴν μαθημάτων τε καὶ ἐπιτηδευμάτων καλῶν καὶ λόγων ἀληθῶν, οἳ δὴ ἄριστοι φρουροί τε καὶ φύλακες ἐν ἀνδρῶν θεοφιλῶν εἰσι διανοίαις."
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      "ipa": "/fruˈros/",
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          "text": "τελευτῶσαι δὴ οἶμαι κατέλαβον τὴν τοῦ νέου τῆς ψυχῆς ἀκρόπολιν, αἰσθόμεναι κενὴν μαθημάτων τε καὶ ἐπιτηδευμάτων καλῶν καὶ λόγων ἀληθῶν, οἳ δὴ ἄριστοι φρουροί τε καὶ φύλακες ἐν ἀνδρῶν θεοφιλῶν εἰσι διανοίαις."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰruː.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸruˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fruˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰruː.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰruˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸruˈros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fruˈros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fruˈros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φρουρός"
}

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