πλαγιοφύλαξ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ, A guarding the flanks of an army on the march, ἶλαι π. D.S.19.82 (v.l. πλᾰγιο-φύλακοι) ; esp. of the corner man in the ῥόμβος (q.v.) of cavalry, Ascl.Tact.7.2,6, Arr.Tact.16.5 ; cf. πλαγυφύλαξ.
German (Pape)
[Seite 623] ακος, ὁ, der die Flanken des Heeres auf dem Marsche bewacht u. schützt, D. Sic. 19, 82.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πλᾰγιοφύλαξ: [ῠ], -ᾰκος, ὁ, ὁ φυλάττων τὰ πλάγια στρατοῦ κατὰ τὴν πορείαν, τρεῖς ἴλας ἱππέων καὶ πλαγιοφύλακας τὰς ἴσας Διόδ. 17. 82.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πλᾰγιοφύλαξ: ᾰκος (ῠ) adj. охраняющий (прикрывающий) фланги (ἶλαι Diod.).
