φυλακες
Lemma: φύλαξ
noun
noun
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Added Apr 19, 2026
Definition
A “guard” or “watchman,” one who keeps watch and protects; by extension, a protector or keeper (e.g., a guardian of a person, place, or law).
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Grammatical Analysis
"φυλακες"
Case: nominative
Number: plural
Gender: masculine
Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem, -ης singular; e.g. φύλαξ/φύλακες in Attic is typically 3rd declension, but the exact form φυλακες corresponds morphologically to a 1st-declension-type ending -ες only if taken as an unaccented/orthographic variant; standard analysis of φυλακες is nominative plural masculine of the 3rd-declension noun φύλαξ with ending -ες)
Related Forms of φύλαξ
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