ἱεροφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ • (hierophúlax) m (genitive ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. guardian of a temple
    Synonym: ναοφύλαξ (naophúlax)
  2. pontifex

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ
ho hierophúlax		 τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ hierophúlake		 οἱ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi hierophúlakes
Genitive τοῦ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκος
toû hierophúlakos		 τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn hierophulákoin		 τῶν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn hierophulákōn
Dative τῷ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tôi hierophúlaki		 τοῖν ἱεροφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn hierophulákoin		 τοῖς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs hierophúlaxi(n)
Accusative τὸν ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn hierophúlaka		 τὼ ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ hierophúlake		 τοὺς ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs hierophúlakas
Vocative ἱεροφῠ́λᾰξ
hierophúlax		 ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκε
hierophúlake		 ἱεροφῠ́λᾰκες
hierophúlakes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἱεροφυλάκιον (hierophulákion)

Descendants
  • → Latin: hierophylax

Further reading
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