"φύλαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pʰý.laks/, /ˈɸy.laks/, /ˈfi.laks/, /pʰý.laks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpʰy.laks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɸy.laks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈfy.laks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈfi.laks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Same source as φυλάσσω (phulássō), but of unknown further etymology. According to Beekes, both words are clear examples of Pre-Greek. Note in particular the suffix -ακ- (-ak-). Etymology templates: {{l|grc|φυλάσσω}} φυλάσσω (phulássō), {{unk|grc|unknown}} unknown, {{der|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{m|grc||-ακ-}} -ακ- (-ak-) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φῠ́λᾰκος|m|third|head=φῠ́λᾰξ}} φῠ́λᾰξ • (phúlax) m (genitive φῠ́λᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φῠ́λᾰξ|φῠ́λᾰκος|form=M}} Forms: φῠ́λᾰξ [canonical], phúlax [romanization], φῠ́λᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ φῠ́λᾰξ [nominative, singular], τὼ φῠ́λᾰκε [dual, nominative], οἱ φῠ́λᾰκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ φῠ́λᾰκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν φῠλᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ φῠ́λᾰκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς φῠ́λᾰξῐ [dative, plural], φῠ́λᾰξῐν [dative, plural], toîs phúlaxi [dative, plural], toîs phúlaxin [dative, plural], τὸν φῠ́λᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ φῠ́λᾰκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς φῠ́λᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], φῠ́λᾰξ [singular, vocative], φῠ́λᾰκε [dual, vocative], φῠ́λᾰκες [plural, vocative]
  1. guard; sentry Categories (topical): Military, Occupations
    Sense id: en-φύλαξ-grc-noun-gAeU8UOb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Derived forms: ἀγροφῠ́λᾰξ (agrophúlax), αἰγῐᾰλοφῠ́λᾰξ (aigialophúlax), βῐβλῐοφῠ́λᾰξ (bibliophúlax), γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ (gāzophúlax), δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ (desmophúlax), εἱργμοφῠ́λᾰξ (heirgmophúlax), εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ (eirēnophúlax), ἐφηβοφῠ́λᾰξ (ephēbophúlax), ἡμεροφῠ́λᾰξ (hēmerophúlax), θεοφῠ́λᾰξ (theophúlax), θερμοφῠ́λᾰξ (thermophúlax), θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ (thēsaurophúlax), ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ (hierophúlax), κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ (kestrophúlax), κοιτωνοφῠ́λᾰξ (koitōnophúlax), κρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ (krēnophúlax), κᾰρποφῠ́λᾰξ (karpophúlax), λῐμενοφῠ́λᾰξ (limenophúlax), μετοικοφῠ́λᾰξ (metoikophúlax), μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ (mēlophúlax), μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ (mēningophúlax), μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ (magdōlophúlax), νεκροφῠ́λᾰξ (nekrophúlax), νομοφῠ́λᾰξ (nomophúlax), νᾰοφῠ́λᾰξ (naophúlax), νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ (nuktophúlax), ξενοφῠ́λᾰξ (xenophúlax), ὁδοφῠ́λᾰξ (hodophúlax), οἰκοφῠ́λᾰξ (oikophúlax), οἰνοφῠ́λᾰξ (oinophúlax), ὁπλοφῠ́λᾰξ (hoplophúlax), ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ (opisthophúlax), ὁρμοφῠ́λᾰξ (hormophúlax), ὀροφῠ́λᾰξ (orophúlax), ὁροφῠ́λᾰξ (horophúlax), ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ (orphanophúlax), παιδοφῠ́λᾰξ (paidophúlax), πολῑτοφῠ́λᾰξ (polītophúlax), πᾰλαιστροφῠ́λᾰξ (palaistrophúlax), πῠργοφῠ́λᾰξ (purgophúlax), ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ (rhiskophúlax), σκευοφῠ́λᾰξ (skeuophúlax), σκηνοφῠ́λᾰξ (skēnophúlax), στρωμᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ (strōmatophúlax), στρᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ (stratophúlax), σῠμφῠ́λᾰξ (sumphúlax), τειχοφῠ́λᾰξ (teikhophúlax), ὑδροφῠ́λᾰξ (hudrophúlax), *φυλακέω (alt: *phulakéō), χειλοφῠ́λᾰξ (kheilophúlax), χρῡσοφῠ́λᾰξ (khrūsophúlax), χωροφῠ́λᾰξ (khōrophúlax), χᾰλᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξ (khalazophúlax), χῐμαιροφῠ́λᾰξ (khimairophúlax), ῑ̔μᾰτῐοφῠ́λᾰξ (hīmatiophúlax), Ἰ̄νωποφῠ́λᾰξ (Īnōpophúlax)

Inflected forms

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          },
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        }
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      "form": "φῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      ]
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      "form": "οἱ φῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi phúlakes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῦ φῠ́λᾰκος",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῶν φῠλᾰ́κων",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi phúlaki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phulákoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phúlaxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phúlaxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn phúlaka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ φῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phúlake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs phúlakas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "roman": "phúlake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "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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          "parents": [
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            "Fundamental"
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "agrophúlax",
          "word": "ἀγροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "aigialophúlax",
          "word": "αἰγῐᾰλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bibliophúlax",
          "word": "βῐβλῐοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gāzophúlax",
          "word": "γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "desmophúlax",
          "word": "δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "heirgmophúlax",
          "word": "εἱργμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "eirēnophúlax",
          "word": "εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ephēbophúlax",
          "word": "ἐφηβοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hēmerophúlax",
          "word": "ἡμεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "theophúlax",
          "word": "θεοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thermophúlax",
          "word": "θερμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thēsaurophúlax",
          "word": "θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hierophúlax",
          "word": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kestrophúlax",
          "word": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "koitōnophúlax",
          "word": "κοιτωνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "krēnophúlax",
          "word": "κρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karpophúlax",
          "word": "κᾰρποφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "limenophúlax",
          "word": "λῐμενοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "metoikophúlax",
          "word": "μετοικοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mēlophúlax",
          "word": "μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mēningophúlax",
          "word": "μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "magdōlophúlax",
          "word": "μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nekrophúlax",
          "word": "νεκροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nomophúlax",
          "word": "νομοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "naophúlax",
          "word": "νᾰοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nuktophúlax",
          "word": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xenophúlax",
          "word": "ξενοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hodophúlax",
          "word": "ὁδοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "oikophúlax",
          "word": "οἰκοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "oinophúlax",
          "word": "οἰνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hoplophúlax",
          "word": "ὁπλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "opisthophúlax",
          "word": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hormophúlax",
          "word": "ὁρμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "orophúlax",
          "word": "ὀροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "horophúlax",
          "word": "ὁροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "orphanophúlax",
          "word": "ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "paidophúlax",
          "word": "παιδοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "polītophúlax",
          "word": "πολῑτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "palaistrophúlax",
          "word": "πᾰλαιστροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "purgophúlax",
          "word": "πῠργοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rhiskophúlax",
          "word": "ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "skeuophúlax",
          "word": "σκευοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "skēnophúlax",
          "word": "σκηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "strōmatophúlax",
          "word": "στρωμᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "stratophúlax",
          "word": "στρᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sumphúlax",
          "word": "σῠμφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "teikhophúlax",
          "word": "τειχοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hudrophúlax",
          "word": "ὑδροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "*phulakéō",
          "word": "*φυλακέω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kheilophúlax",
          "word": "χειλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khrūsophúlax",
          "word": "χρῡσοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khōrophúlax",
          "word": "χωροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khalazophúlax",
          "word": "χᾰλᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khimairophúlax",
          "word": "χῐμαιροφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hīmatiophúlax",
          "word": "ῑ̔μᾰτῐοφῠ́λᾰξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Īnōpophúlax",
          "word": "Ἰ̄νωποφῠ́λᾰξ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guard; sentry"
      ],
      "id": "en-φύλαξ-grc-noun-gAeU8UOb",
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "sentry",
          "sentry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φύλαξ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "agrophúlax",
      "word": "ἀγροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aigialophúlax",
      "word": "αἰγῐᾰλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bibliophúlax",
      "word": "βῐβλῐοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gāzophúlax",
      "word": "γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "desmophúlax",
      "word": "δεσμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heirgmophúlax",
      "word": "εἱργμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eirēnophúlax",
      "word": "εἰρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ephēbophúlax",
      "word": "ἐφηβοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hēmerophúlax",
      "word": "ἡμεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "theophúlax",
      "word": "θεοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thermophúlax",
      "word": "θερμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thēsaurophúlax",
      "word": "θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hierophúlax",
      "word": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kestrophúlax",
      "word": "κεστροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "koitōnophúlax",
      "word": "κοιτωνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "krēnophúlax",
      "word": "κρηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karpophúlax",
      "word": "κᾰρποφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "limenophúlax",
      "word": "λῐμενοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "metoikophúlax",
      "word": "μετοικοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēlophúlax",
      "word": "μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēningophúlax",
      "word": "μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "magdōlophúlax",
      "word": "μᾰγδωλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nekrophúlax",
      "word": "νεκροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nomophúlax",
      "word": "νομοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naophúlax",
      "word": "νᾰοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nuktophúlax",
      "word": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xenophúlax",
      "word": "ξενοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hodophúlax",
      "word": "ὁδοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "oikophúlax",
      "word": "οἰκοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "oinophúlax",
      "word": "οἰνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hoplophúlax",
      "word": "ὁπλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "opisthophúlax",
      "word": "ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hormophúlax",
      "word": "ὁρμοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "orophúlax",
      "word": "ὀροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "horophúlax",
      "word": "ὁροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "orphanophúlax",
      "word": "ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "paidophúlax",
      "word": "παιδοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "polītophúlax",
      "word": "πολῑτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "palaistrophúlax",
      "word": "πᾰλαιστροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "purgophúlax",
      "word": "πῠργοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rhiskophúlax",
      "word": "ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "skeuophúlax",
      "word": "σκευοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "skēnophúlax",
      "word": "σκηνοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "strōmatophúlax",
      "word": "στρωμᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stratophúlax",
      "word": "στρᾰτοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sumphúlax",
      "word": "σῠμφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "teikhophúlax",
      "word": "τειχοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hudrophúlax",
      "word": "ὑδροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "*phulakéō",
      "word": "*φυλακέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kheilophúlax",
      "word": "χειλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khrūsophúlax",
      "word": "χρῡσοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khōrophúlax",
      "word": "χωροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khalazophúlax",
      "word": "χᾰλᾰζοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khimairophúlax",
      "word": "χῐμαιροφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hīmatiophúlax",
      "word": "ῑ̔μᾰτῐοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Īnōpophúlax",
      "word": "Ἰ̄νωποφῠ́λᾰξ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "φύλακας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: φύλακας (fýlakas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: φύλακας (fýlakas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ"
          },
          "expansion": "Coptic: ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ (phulaks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Coptic: ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ (phulaks)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φυλάσσω"
      },
      "expansion": "φυλάσσω (phulássō)",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "unknown"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-ακ-"
      },
      "expansion": "-ακ- (-ak-)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Same source as φυλάσσω (phulássō), but of unknown further etymology. According to Beekes, both words are clear examples of Pre-Greek. Note in particular the suffix -ακ- (-ak-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phúlax",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ φῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho phúlax",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phúlake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ φῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi phúlakes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ φῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû phúlakos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phulákoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν φῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn phulákōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi phúlaki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phulákoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phúlaxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phúlaxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn phúlaka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phúlake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs phúlakas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "phúlax",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "phúlake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "phúlakes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φῠ́λᾰκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "φῠ́λᾰξ"
      },
      "expansion": "φῠ́λᾰξ • (phúlax) m (genitive φῠ́λᾰκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φῠ́λᾰξ",
        "2": "φῠ́λᾰκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "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 derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
        "grc:Military",
        "grc:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guard; sentry"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "sentry",
          "sentry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φύλαξ"
}

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