θεοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god, deity”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

θεοφῠ́λᾰξ • (theophúlax) m (genitive θεοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. guardian of a god

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ θεοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ θεοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ θεοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho theophúlax		 τὼ θεοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ theophúlake		 οἱ θεοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi theophúlakes
Genitive τοῦ θεοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû theophúlakos		 τοῖν θεοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn theophulákoin		 τῶν θεοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn theophulákōn
Dative τῷ θεοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tôi theophúlaki		 τοῖν θεοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn theophulákoin		 τοῖς θεοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / θεοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs theophúlaxi(n)
Accusative τὸν θεοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn theophúlaka		 τὼ θεοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ theophúlake		 τοὺς θεοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs theophúlakas
Vocative θεοφῠ́λᾰξ
theophúlax		 θεοφῠ́λᾰκε
theophúlake		 θεοφῠ́λᾰκες
theophúlakes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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