γαζοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γάζα (gáza, “treasure”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːz.do.pʰý.laks/ → /ɣa.zoˈɸy.laks/ → /ɣa.zoˈfi.laks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡaːz.do.pʰý.laks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.zoˈpʰy.laks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.zoˈɸy.laks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.zoˈfy.laks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣa.zoˈfi.laks/

Noun

γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ • (gāzophŭ́lăx) m (genitive γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

1. treasurer

   Synonyms: θησαυροφῠ́λᾰξ (thēsaurophŭ́lăx), ῥῐσκοφῠ́λᾰξ (rhĭskophŭ́lăx)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ ho gāzophŭ́lăx	τὼ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ gāzophŭ́lăke	οἱ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi gāzophŭ́lăkes
Genitive	τοῦ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκος toû gāzophŭ́lăkos	τοῖν γᾱζοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn gāzophŭlắkoin	τῶν γᾱζοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn gāzophŭlắkōn
Dative	τῷ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tôi gāzophŭ́lăkĭ	τοῖν γᾱζοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn gāzophŭlắkoin	τοῖς γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs gāzophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn gāzophŭ́lăkă	τὼ γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ gāzophŭ́lăke	τοὺς γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs gāzophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative	γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰξ gāzophŭ́lăx	γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκε gāzophŭ́lăke	γᾱζοφῠ́λᾰκες gāzophŭ́lăkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• γᾱζοφυλακέω (gāzophulakéō)
• γᾱζοφυλάκιον (gāzophulákion)

Further reading

• “γαζοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γαζοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• γαζοφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαζοφύλαξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)