Νηοφυλακεῖον
temple watch, temple watch-tower
Translated by Ronald Allen13 Aug 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νηοφυλακεῖον. μήποτε προπαροξυτόνως καὶ διὰ τοῦ ι ὡς γαζοφυλάκιον.
Betacode
*nhofulakei=on. mh/pote proparocuto/nws kai\ dia\ tou= i w(s gazofula/kion.
Notes (2)
- The unglossed headword, attested only here, is a neuter noun in the nominative/vocative/accusative) singular. It appears to be a late compound of
nho/s ("temple", an epic and Ionic form; see LSJ s.v.) andfulakei=on ("watch-tower, watch, posted guard detail"; see LSJ s.v.).
The masculine nounnaofu/lac (found in Attic tragedy and in Aristotle) occurs in two senses: "temple-guard" and "ship-master" (LSJ s.v.). - 1That is, with the accent on the antepenultimate syllable (Dickey, p. 255; Smyth §157). ↩
- 2In other words, it is suggested that the headword should be written
nhofula/kion . ↩
References
E. Dickey, Ancient Greek Scholarship, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007
H.W. Smyth, Greek Grammar, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1956
H.W. Smyth, Greek Grammar, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1956
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Revision history4 revisions · last 20 Dec 2014
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- pruned keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation and notes — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ronald Allen