Νομοφύλακες
law-guardians
Translated by David Whitehead27 Nov 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A particular official position among [the] Athenians, different from [that of] the thesmothetai, used to be called this; their job was to compel the [sc. other] officials to abide by the laws.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νομοφύλακες· ἀρχή τις παρὰ Ἀθηναίοις οὕτως ἐκαλεῖτο, διαφέρουσα τῶν θεσμοθετῶν, οἵτινες τὰς ἀρχὰς ἐπηνάγκαζον τοῖς νόμοις χρῆσθαι.
Betacode
*nomofu/lakes: a)rxh/ tis para\ *)aqhnai/ois ou(/tws e)kalei=to, diafe/rousa tw=n qesmoqetw=n, oi(/tines ta\s a)rxa\s e)phna/gkazon toi=s no/mois xrh=sqai.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v., where Dinarchus (frs. VI.12 and XIV.3 Conomis) and Philochorus (FGrH 328 F64) are cited. Philochorus apparently claims that they were creations of Ephialtes, in 462/1, but otherwise they are not attested until the last quarter of the C4.
See also nu 488 and omicroniota 124 (and theta 267 for the thesmothatai).
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