ἀγροφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

guardian of the country

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (field, countryside, country) + Ancient Greek φύλαξ (guard).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φύλαξ

Gloss

guard

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

γαζοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
δεσμοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
εἰρηνοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
θεοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
θησαυροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μαγδωλοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μηλοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μηνιγγοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ναοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
νομοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
νυκτοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ξενοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
οἰκοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
παιδοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
σκευοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
σκηνοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
φυλακή Ancient Greek
φύλαξ Ancient Greek
χαλαζοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
χιμαιροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
χρυσοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ἀγρός Ancient Greek
ἄγραυλος Ancient Greek
ἄγριος Ancient Greek
ἄγροικος Ancient Greek
ἄγρυπνος Ancient Greek
ἱεροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὀροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὀρφανοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὁρμοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὁροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ῥισκοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
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