"ἱεροφύλαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἱεροφύλαξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/, /i.e.roˈɸy.laks/, /i.e.roˈfi.laks/, /hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)i.e.roˈpʰy.laks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i.e.roˈɸy.laks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i.e.roˈfy.laks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.e.roˈfi.laks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|ἱερός|φύλαξ|t1=holy|t2=guard}} ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος|m|third|head=ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ}} ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ • (hierophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ|ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος|form=M}} Forms: ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ [canonical], hierophŭ́lăx [romanization], ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ [nominative, singular], τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, nominative], οἱ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐ [dative, plural], ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐν [dative, plural], toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭ [dative, plural], toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭn [dative, plural], τὸν ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ [singular, vocative], ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε [dual, vocative], ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες [plural, vocative]
  1. guardian of a temple Synonyms: ναοφύλαξ
    Sense id: en-ἱεροφύλαξ-grc-noun-EkPpVWF7
  2. pontifex
    Sense id: en-ἱεροφύλαξ-grc-noun-mPGoXYgq Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἱεροφυλάκιον (hierophulákion)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hierophulákion",
      "word": "ἱεροφυλάκιον"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "hierophylax",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: hierophylax",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: hierophylax"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἱερός",
        "3": "φύλαξ",
        "t1": "holy",
        "t2": "guard"
      },
      "expansion": "ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hierophŭ́lăx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "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 ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "ho hierophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi hierophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû hierophŭ́lăkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn hierophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi hierophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn hierophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs hierophŭ́lăkăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
      },
      "expansion": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ • (hierophŭ́lăx) m (genitive ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "guardian of a temple"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἱεροφύλαξ-grc-noun-EkPpVWF7",
      "links": [
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ],
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ναοφύλαξ"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "3 97",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "10 90",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pontifex"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἱεροφύλαξ-grc-noun-mPGoXYgq",
      "links": [
        [
          "pontifex",
          "pontifex"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)i.e.roˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἱεροφύλαξ"
}
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    "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",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hierophulákion",
      "word": "ἱεροφυλάκιον"
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          "args": {
            "1": "la",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "t2": "guard"
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      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "Third declension",
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    },
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      "form": "ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hoi hierophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû hierophŭ́lăkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn hierophŭlắkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi hierophŭ́lăkĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophŭlắkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "toîs hierophŭ́lăxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn hierophŭ́lăkă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs hierophŭ́lăkăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăx",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες",
      "roman": "hierophŭ́lăkes",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος",
        "2": "m",
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        "head": "ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ"
      },
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "guardian of a temple"
      ],
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          "guardian",
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          "word": "ναοφύλαξ"
        }
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        "pontifex"
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          "pontifex",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸy.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfi.laks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰý.laks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)i.e.roˈpʰy.laks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸy.laks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfy.laks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfi.laks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἱεροφύλαξ"
}

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