protect
From LSJ
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
guard: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φρουρεῖν, διαφυλάσσειν, περιστέλλειν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι, Ar. and P. τηρεῖν.
defend: P. and V. ἀμύνειν; (dat.).
champion: P. and V. προστατεῖν; (gen.), προΐστασθαι (gen.), V. ὑπερστατεῖν; (gen.); see champion.
protect a place (as a tutelary deity does): P. and V. ἔχειν; (acc.) (Dem. 274), P. λαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plato), Ar. and V. προστατεῖν; (gen.), ἐπισκοπεῖν (acc.), V. ἀμφέπειν; (acc.).
