προστατεῖν
From LSJ
νύμφην τ' ἄνυμφον παρθένον τ' ἀπάρθενον → wife unwed and virgin that is no virgin | bride that is no bride, virgin that is virgin no more | virgin wife and widowed maid | unwed bride and ravished virgin
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προστατέω): champion, defend, be at head of, be at the head of, be tutelary of, guard a place, guard as a tutelary deity, lord it over, protect a place, watch over