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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

νωτοφύλαξ: -ακος, ὁ, = ὀπισθοφύλαξ, ἔμειναν δὲ τῇ παρασκευῇ νωτοφύλακες καβαλλάριοι Χρον. Πασχάλ. 725. 16.

Greek Monolingual

νωτοφύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Μ)
αυτός που βρίσκεται στην οπισθοφυλακή, αυτός που φυλάει τα νώτα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < νῶτον + φύλαξ.