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σωμᾰτοφύλαξ

somatophulax · ὁ

bodyguard, protecting the body

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σωμᾰτοφύλαξ · sōmatophylax — LSJ

bodyguard, protecting the body

bodyguard, Sammelb. 3941.5 (ii B.C.), Plb. 15.32.6, J. Vit. 18, Gal. 14.624: in pl., Plb. 8.20.8, al., LXX Ju. 12.7, D.S. 34.2, Arr. An. 1.6.5, Hdn. 4.13.1: as Adj., protecting the body, φυλακτήριον σωματοφύλαξ πρὸς δαίμονας PMag.Lond. 121.597.

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