ὀρφανοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀρφᾰνός (orphanós, “orphan”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ • (orphanophúlax) m (genitive ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. (at Athens) one who guards orphans
  2. (in the plural) guardians of orphans who had lost their fathers in war

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho orphanophúlax		 τὼ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ orphanophúlake		 οἱ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi orphanophúlakes
Genitive τοῦ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû orphanophúlakos		 τοῖν ὀρφᾰνοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn orphanophulákoin		 τῶν ὀρφᾰνοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn orphanophulákōn
Dative τῷ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tôi orphanophúlaki		 τοῖν ὀρφᾰνοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn orphanophulákoin		 τοῖς ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs orphanophúlaxi(n)
Accusative τὸν ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn orphanophúlaka		 τὼ ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ orphanophúlake		 τοὺς ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs orphanophúlakas
Vocative ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ
orphanophúlax		 ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκε
orphanophúlake		 ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκες
orphanophúlakes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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