ὀπισθο-φύλαξ · opistho-phylax — LSJ
one who guards the rear, the rearguard
one who guards the rear : οἱ ὀ. the rearguard, X. An. 4.1.6, Ph. 2.121, etc.
The corpus record
ὀπισθο-φύλαξ
opisthophulax · ὁ
one who guards the rear
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Where it lives
- Anabasis 21 · 3.74/10k
- Hellenica 1 · 0.15/10k
- Cyropaedia 1 · 0.13/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- ὀπισθοφύλακες · opisthophylakes Xenophon, Anabasis 3.3.7 (DIORISIS sentence 1298)
- ὀπισθοφύλαξι · opisthophylaxi Xenophon, Anabasis 4.1.17 (DIORISIS sentence 1518)
- ὀπισθοφύλαξιν · opisthophylaxin Xenophon, Anabasis 4.1.6 (DIORISIS sentence 1490)
- ὀπισθοφύλακας · opisthophylakas Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.15 (DIORISIS sentence 1579)
- ὀπισθοφύλακας · opisthophylakas Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.17 (DIORISIS sentence 1581)
- ὀπισθοφύλακας · opisthophylakas Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.2 (DIORISIS sentence 1546)
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Where it came from
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