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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)

κοσμοφύλαξ: ὁ, ὁ τοῦ κόσμου φύλαξ, Γρηγ. Θεολ. 1016C.

Greek Monolingual

κοσμοφύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Μ)
1. αυτός που φρουρεί το σύμπαν
2. ανώτερο ιερατικό αξίωμα, ο φύλακας της τάξης και ευπρέπειας της Εκκλησίας.