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φῠλᾰκ-εύς,έως,ὁ, Ep. forφύλαξ,
Ep. pl.φυλακῆεςOpp.C. 4.295 .-ή,ἡ,(φύλαξ)
A. watchingorguarding,esp. by night, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε
Il. 7.371
;φυλακὰς ἔχεινkeepwatch and ward,
9.1 , 471 ; φ. κατέχειν
E. Tr. 194
(lyr.);φυλακὴ ἔχει αὐτόν watchingengages him,v.l. in
Hes. Fr. 188.4 ; φ. νυκτερινή
Ar. V. 2
: prov.,γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττεινtell an unarmed man to stand on the defensive, i.e. to give commands that cannot be obeyed, Pherecr. 144 , cf. Philem. 12 ; περὶ φυλακῆς Εὐβοίας . . ἐπιμέλεσθαι
IG 12.39.76
;ὅπως ἀφανὴς εἴη ἡ φ.that there might be nothing visibleto watch,
Th. 4.67 ; φυλακὴν [τῶν τειχῶν] ἔρημον καταλιπεῖν
Lycurg. 17
Close Browse lexicon entries ;φυλακὰς φυλάξεινkeepwatch and ward,
X. An. 2.6.10 , cf. Pl. Lg. 758d ; τὴν ἐν θαλάττῃ φ. φυλάττειν
;φυλακὰς καταστήσασθαι, κατασκευάσασθαι,
Ar. Av. 841 , X. HG 7.2.23 .
2. watchorguard,of persons, Pl. Prt. 321d (pl.), Act.Ap. 12.10 , etc.; φ. ἑωυτοῦ ποιεύμενός [τινας]
;φ. τοῦ σώματοςa bodyguard,
(iii B. C.), etc.;garrisonof a place or fortress, Hdt. 2.30 ;ἡ ἐν τῇ Ναυπάκτῳ φ.,of a squadron of ships, Th. 7.17 , cf. X. HG 1.1.22 .
Il. 10.408 (pl.), 416 (pl.), X. HG 5.4.49 ; φυλακὰς προλιπών
Pythag. name for the centre of the universe, Arist. Cael. 293b3 .
4. of time, awatchof the night, ἐπεὰν τῆς νυκτὸς ἦ δευτέρη φ.
;πρώτης φ. ἀρχομένηςWilcken Chr. 1 ii 18
(iii B. C.); φυλακαῖσι νυκτέροισιν
; φ. νυκτερινὰς καὶ ἡμερινὰς καθιστάναι
: of these there werethree,acc. to Sch. E. Rh. 5 ; butfiveare mentioned in Stesich. 55 , Simon. 219 A, E. Rh. 543 (lyr.); and the Roman division wasfour,
5. place for keepingothers in,ward, prison,
( Lucill. ); βαλεῖν τινὰ εἰς φ.
, cf. Arr. Epict. 1.1.24 ; θέσθαι τινὰ ἐν φυλακῇ
, cf. Ev.Matt. 14.3 ;πολιτικὴ φ.the town-prison,
6. Astrol. = ταπείνωμα ,PMich.in Class.Phil. 22.22 (pl.).
II. guarding, keeping, preserving,whether for security or custody, ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν τινά
; ἐν φ. ἀδέσμῳ ἔχειν τινά
; ἐν φυλακῇσι μεγάλῃσι ἔχεσθαι
;τὸν Ἰσθμὸν ἔχειν ἐν φ.to keep the Isthmusguardedoroccupied,
Id. 7.207 , cf. 8.40 ;τὸν ἠνείκαντο γλώσσης χαρακτῆρα τοῦτον ἔχειν ἐν φ. to preservethe same character of language, Id. 1.57 ; ἔχειν νόον ἐν φ.
; τὰ παρὰ πᾶσιν ἐν πλείστῃ φ., παῖδας καὶ γυναῖκας
; τὰ κατὰ τὸ στρατόπεδον διὰ φυλακῆς ἔχων
; τὸν πλοῦν διὰ φ. ποιησάμενοι
;στόματος φυλακᾷ κατασχεῖν φθόγγονprob. in A. Ag. 236 (lyr.);ἐν φ. σχεθέμεν μεγάλᾳ beveryware of,
Pi. P. 4.75 ;φυλακὴν ἔχειν,
= φυλάττεσθαι ,keep guard, be on the watch,
;φ. ἔχων εἴ κως δυναίμην. . ib. 38 ;φ. ἔχειν μή. . Th. 2.69 ;φ. λαμβάνειν μή. . Men. Pk. 20 ;δεινῶς ἦσαν ἐν φυλακῇσιwere straitly on theirguard,
Hdt. 3.152 , cf. A. Pers. 592 (lyr.).
2. custodyof property, Arist. Pol. 1309b6 , EN 1120a9 .
3. safeguard, τὴν μεγίστην φ. ἀνῄρηκε τῆς πόλεωςits chiefsafeguard,
;δημοκρατίας, μοναρχίας φ.,
Lys. 25.28 , Arist. Pol. 1315a8 .
III. (from Med. )precaution,
2. c. gen.,precaution against,
; ὑποψίας φυλακὴν ποιήσασθαι
; φ. τῶν πάντα μολυνόντων
References Il. 7.371 9.1 471 E. Tr. 194 Hes. Fr. 188.4 Ar. V. 2 Pherecr. 144 Philem. 12 IG 12.39.76 Th. 4.67 Lycurg. 17 X. An. 2.6.10 Pl. Lg. 758d D. 7.14 X. An. 5.7.31 Lys. 12.16 X. An. 6.3.21 Id. Cyr. 1.6.37 Ar. Av. 841 X. HG 7.2.23 Pl. Prt. 321d Act.Ap. 12.10 Hdt. 2.154 D. 23.3 Din. 1.9 X. Cyr. 7.5.58 PHib. 1.59.5 Hdt. 2.30 Th. 7.17 X. HG 1.1.22 Pl. R. 415c Il. 10.408 416 X. HG 5.4.49 E. Rh. 18 Pythag. Arist. Cael. 293b3 Hdt. 9.51 Chr. 1 ii 18 E. Rh. 765 X. Cyr. 1.6.43 E. Rh. 5 Stesich. 55 Simon. 219 E. Rh. 543 Ev.Matt. 14.25 Suid. D.S. 10.30 AP 11.276 Lucill. Ev.Matt. 18.30 Arr. Epict. 1.1.24 LXX Ge. 40.3 Ev.Matt. 14.3 POxy. 259.8 Class.Phil. 22.22 Hdt. 1.24 Th. 3.34 Hdt. 2.99 Id. 7.207 8.40 Id. 1.57 Thgn. 439 D. 18.215 Th. 7.8 Id. 8.39 A. Ag. 236 Pi. P. 4.75 Hdt. 1.39 38 Th. 2.69 Men. Pk. 20 Hdt. 3.152 A. Pers. 592 Arist. Pol. 1309b6 EN 1120a9 And. 4.19 Isoc. 11.13 Lys. 25.28 Arist. Pol. 1315a8 Pl. R. 537d Id. Lg. 906a Th. 5.99 Pl. Def. 413d Antipho 2.1.2 Epicur. Sent.Vat. 80 73 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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