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ὀχθοφύλαξ

From LSJ

Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Full diacritics: ὀχθοφῠ́λᾰξ Medium diacritics: ὀχθοφύλαξ Low diacritics: οχθοφύλαξ Capitals: ΟΧΘΟΦΥΛΑΞ
Transliteration A: ochthophýlax Transliteration B: ochthophylax Transliteration C: ochthofylaks Beta Code: o)xqofu/lac

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ, watchman on a river-bank, Lat. riparius, Glossaria.

German (Pape)

[Seite 430] ακος, ὁ, Hügel-, Uferwächter.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὀχθοφύλαξ: [ῠ], -ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ φρουρῶν ἐπὶ λόφου, Γλωσσ.

Greek Monolingual

ὀχθοφύλαξ, ὁ (Α)
φύλακας όχθης ποταμού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὄχθη + φύλαξ.