1. νυκτιπόλος · nyktipolos — Beekes
νυκτιπόλος ‘travelling by night’ (E. [lyr.]); τρίπολος ‘ploughed thrice’ (Hom., Hes.); from the prefixed verbs are derived ἀμφίπολος (see s.v.), περίπολος, etc. 3. deverbatives: a. πολέω, -ἔομαι (often with prefix, e.g. ἀμφι-, dva-, nept-, npoo-) [v.] ‘to go about, wander around, take care of, etc.’ (Pi., Att., etc.); also with nominal first member, 6.5. πυρ-πολέω ‘to watch a fire’ (Od., X.), ‘to ravage with fire, … — [Beekes, s.v. νυκτιπόλος, p. 1220]