κνωδακοφύλαξ

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: κνωδᾱκοφύλαξ Medium diacritics: κνωδακοφύλαξ Low diacritics: κνωδακοφύλαξ Capitals: ΚΝΩΔΑΚΟΦΥΛΑΞ
Transliteration A: knōdakophýlax Transliteration B: knōdakophylax Transliteration C: knodakofylaks Beta Code: knwdakofu/lac

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ακος, ὁ, A warder of the pivot of the celestial sphere, PMag.Par.1.678 (pl.).

Spanish

guardián del eje

Greek Monolingual

κνωδακοφύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Α)
ο φύλακας του άξονα της ουράνιας σφαίρας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κνώδαξ, -ακ-ος + φύλαξ (πρβλ. θησαυρο-φύλαξ, νυκτο-φύλαξ)].