ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ, γραμματοφυλακιον
GRAMMATOPHYLAKION, grammatophylakion
Sounds Like: grah-mah-toh-foo-LAH-kee-on
Translations: archive, an archive, record office, a record office, registry, a registry, library, a library
From the root: ΓΡΑΜΜΑ, ΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'γράμμα' (letter, writing) and 'φυλάκιον' (a small guard post, a place for keeping). It refers to a place where written documents, records, or archives are kept, such as a record office, registry, or library. It would be used in sentences to denote the location where official or important writings are stored.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 3:19
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΡΑΜΜΑ, ΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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