ὀρφανοφύλαξ
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ,
A one who guards orphans; esp. at Athens, in pl., guardians of orphans who had lost their fathers in war, X. Vect.2.7; cf. ὀρφανοδικασταί.
German (Pape)
[Seite 389] ακος, ὁ, Waisenhüter. In Athen hießen so die von Staatswegen mit der Erziehung der Kinder der im Kriege gefallenen Bürger beauftragten Männer, welche deren Erbgut verwalten mußten, Xen. Vectig. 2, 7.
