ἈΦΥΛΑΚΤΟΥΣ, ἀφυλακτους
APHYLAKTOUS, aphylaktous
Sounds Like: ah-foo-LAK-tooss
Translations: unguarded, unprotected, defenseless, unwatched, unkept
From the root: ἈΦΥΛΑΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'unguarded' or 'unprotected'. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) meaning 'not' or 'without', and φυλακτός (phylaktos) meaning 'guarded' or 'protected'. It describes something or someone that lacks protection or is not being watched. It can be used to describe people, places, or things that are vulnerable.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G893 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:12
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 2:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΦΥΛΑΚΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΦΥΛΑΚΤΩ — unwarily, unguardedly, carelessly, without guard, without caution
- ἈΦΥΛΑΚΤΩΣ — unguardedly, unwarily, carelessly, without guard, without caution
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