ἀγροφύλαξ
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ὁ,
A guardian of the country, APl.4.243 (Antist.), PRein.48 (ii A.D.), PLond.403.11 (iv A.D.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀγροφύλαξ: [ῠ], ὁ, ὁ φυλάττων τοὺς ἀγρούς, Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 243.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ακος (ὁ) :
gardien des champs.
Étymologie: ἀγρός, φύλαξ.
Spanish (DGE)
-ᾰκος, ὁ
• Prosodia: [-ῠ-]
guardián de los camposde una estatua de Príapo AP 16.243 (Antist.)
•en Egipto n. de un oficial de policía PRein.48.4 (II d.C.), PIFAO 3.36.5 (III d.C.), οἱ τέσσαρες ἀγροφύλακες ὁρίων κώμης Τερτεμβύθεως CPR 17A.16.15 (IV d.C.), ἀγροφυλάκων τῆς κώμης ... τὴν τῶν προβάτων ... ἀπελασίαν ἀναζητούντων PAbinn.49.11 (IV d.C.), τοῖς ἀγροφύλαξ (ι) τοῦ μεγάλου εἰρηναρχείου POxy.141.4 (VI d.C.), cf. PFlor.359.5 (VI d.C.), PSI 954.55 (VI d.C.), POxy.3869.5 (VI/VII d.C.).
