tutelary
ἡ Νέμεσις προλέγει τῷ πήχεϊ τῷ τε χαλινῷ μήτ' ἄμετρόν τι ποιεῖν μήτ' ἀχάλινα λέγειν → Nemesis warns us by her cubit-rule and bridle neither to do anything without measure nor to be unbridled in our speech
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. σωτήριος, V. προστατήριος, ἀλεξητήριος.
Protecting a country, as epithet of some god: Ar. and P. πολιοῦχος (Plat.), P. and V. ἑστιοῦχος (Plat. also Ar.), V. δημοῦχος, πολισσοῦχος.
Be tutelary of v.: P. and V. ἔχειν (acc.) (Dem. 274), P. λαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.), ἐπισκοπεῖν (acc.), V. ἀμφέπειν (acc.).
Tutelary guardian, subs.: P. and V. ἐπίσκοπος, ὁ or ἡ (Plat.).
The neighbouring fields claim Colonus as their tutelary hero: V. οἱ πλήσιοι γύαι... Κολωνὸν εὔχονται σφίσιν ἀρχηγὸν εἶναι (Soph., O. C. 58; cf. Plat., Tim. 21E).
