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νομοφύλαξ
νομοφύλαξ [ῠ], ᾰκος , ὁ (ἡ LXX 4 Ma. 15.32 ),
A). guardian of the laws, title of officials appointed to watch over the laws and their observance, Pl. Lg. 755a , 770c , etc.; οἱ ν. ἀριστοκρατικόν Arist. Pol. 1323a8 , cf. Cic. Legg. 3.20.46 ; at Athens, Philoch. 141b , etc.; at Sparta, Paus. 3.11.2 , IG 5(1).31 , al.; at Thasos, BCH 52.55 (iv/iii B.C.); at Alexandria, PHal. 1.42 (iii B.C.), prob. in Mitteis Chr. 369 i 33 (iii B.C.); at Priene, SIG 282.17 (iv B.C.); at Cyrene, Abh.Berl.Akad. 1925(5).7 (iii B.C.).
2). observer of the law, σὺ ἡ ν. LXX l.c.
II). minor official under control of village elders, with police and fiscal duties, PAmh. 2.108.8 , BGU 759.20 , PRyl. 122.7 , POxy. 1440.7 (all ii A.D.).


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a guardian of the laws

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">νομοφύλαξ</span> <span class="pron greek">[ῠ]</span>, <span class="itype greek">ᾰκος</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ὁ </span>(<span class="gen greek">ἡ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg026:15:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg026:15.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">4 Ma.</span> 15.32 </a>), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">guardian of the laws,</span> title of officials appointed to watch over the laws and their observance, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:755a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:755a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 755a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:770c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:770c/canonical-url/"> 770c </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">οἱ ν. ἀριστοκρατικόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1323a:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1323a.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1323a8 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Legg.</span> 3.20.46 </span>; at Athens, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0583.tlg001:141b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0583.tlg001:141b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philoch.</span> 141b </a>, etc.; at Sparta, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:11:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 3.11.2 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).31 </span>, al.; at Thasos, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BCH</span> 52.55 </span> (iv/iii B.C.); at Alexandria, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PHal.</span> 1.42 </span> (iii B.C.), prob. in Mitteis <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Chr.</span> 369 i 33 </span> (iii B.C.); at Priene, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 282.17 </span> (iv B.C.); at Cyrene, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abh.Berl.Akad.</span> 1925(5).7 </span> (iii B.C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">observer of the law,</span> <span class="quote greek">σὺ ἡ ν.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> </span> l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> minor official under control of village elders, with police and fiscal duties, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PAmh.</span> 2.108.8 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 759.20 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 122.7 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 1440.7 </span> (all ii A.D.).</div> </div><br><br>'}