hierophylax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱεροφύλαξ (hierophúlax).

Noun

hierophylax m (genitive hierophylacis); third declension

  1. the keeper of a temple

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hierophylax hierophylacēs
genitive hierophylacis hierophylacum
dative hierophylacī hierophylacibus
accusative hierophylacem hierophylacēs
ablative hierophylace hierophylacibus
vocative hierophylax hierophylacēs

Synonyms

References

  • “hierophylax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “hierophylax”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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