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πιστοφύλαξ

From LSJ

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
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Full diacritics: πιστοφῠ́λᾰξ Medium diacritics: πιστοφύλαξ Low diacritics: πιστοφύλαξ Capitals: ΠΙΣΤΟΦΥΛΑΞ
Transliteration A: pistophýlax Transliteration B: pistophylax Transliteration C: pistofylaks Beta Code: pistofu/lac

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ, guardian of truth, Orph.H.8.17.

German (Pape)

[Seite 621] ακος, Wächter, Wächterinn der Treue, Orph. H. 8, 17.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πιστοφύλαξ: [ῠ], -ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ φύλαξ τῆς ἀληθείας, Ὀρφ. Ὕμν. 7. 17.

Greek Monolingual

-ακος, ὁ, ἡ, Α
ο φύλακας της πίστης, της αλήθειας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πίστις + φύλαξ.