ὀπισθοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ • (opisthophúlax) m (genitive ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. one who guards the rear
  2. (in the plural) rearguard

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho opisthophúlax		 τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ opisthophúlake		 οἱ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi opisthophúlakes
Genitive τοῦ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû opisthophúlakos		 τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn opisthophulákoin		 τῶν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn opisthophulákōn
Dative τῷ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tôi opisthophúlaki		 τοῖν ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn opisthophulákoin		 τοῖς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs opisthophúlaxi(n)
Accusative τὸν ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn opisthophúlaka		 τὼ ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ opisthophúlake		 τοὺς ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs opisthophúlakas
Vocative ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰξ
opisthophúlax		 ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκε
opisthophúlake		 ὀπῐσθοφῠ́λᾰκες
opisthophúlakes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ὀπῐσθοφῠλᾰκέω (opisthophulakéō)
  • ὀπῐστοφῠλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (opistophulakíā)

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