φυλακή

φῠλᾰκ-ή, ἡ, (φύλαξ)

• watching or guarding, esp. by night, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε Il. 7.371; φυλακὰς ἔχειν keep watch and ward, 9.1, 471; φ. κατέχειν E. Tr. 194 (lyr.); φυλακὴ ἔχει αὐτόν watching engages him, v.l. in Hes. Fr. 188.4; φ. νυκτερινή Ar. V. 2: prov., γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττειν tell an unarmed man to stand on the defensive, i.e. to give commands that cannot be obeyed, Pherecr. 144, cf. Philem. 12; περὶ φυλακῆς Εὐβοίας . . ἐπιμέλεσθαι IG 1(2).39.76; ὅπως ἀφανὴς εἴη ἡ φ. that there might be nothing visible to watch, Th. 4.67; φυλακὴν [τῶν τειχῶν] ἔρημον καταλιπεῖν Lycurg. 17; φυλακὰς φυλάξειν keep watch and ward, X. An. 2.6.10, cf. Pl. Lg. 758d; τὴν ἐν θαλάττῃ φ. φυλάττειν D. 7.14; φ. ποιῆσαι X. An. 5.7.31; τὴν φ. ποιεῖσθαι Lys. 12.16; φυλακὰς ποιήσασθαι X. An. 6.3.21; ἰσχυρὰς φ. ποιεῖσθαι Id. Cyr. 1.6.37; φυλακὰς καταστήσασθαι, κατασκευάσασθαι, Ar. Av. 841, X. HG 7.2.23.
• • • 2 watch or guard, of persons, Pl. Prt. 321d (pl.), Act.Ap. 12.10, etc.; φ. ἑωυτοῦ ποιεύμενός [τινας] Hdt. 2.154; φ. τοῦ σώματος a body guard, D. 23.3; τῶν σωμάτων Din. 1.9; φ. περὶ τὸ σῶμα X. Cyr. 7.5.58, cf. PHib. 1.59.5 (iii B. C.), etc.; garrison of a place or fortress, Hdt. 2.30; ἡ ἐν τῇ Ναυπάκτῳ φ., of a squadron of ships, Th. 7.17, cf. X. HG 1.1.22.
    • • b the rank of φύλακες, Pl. R. 415c.
    • 3 station, post, Il. 10.408 (pl.), 416 (pl.), X. HG 5.4.49; φυλακὰς προλιπών E. Rh. 18 (anap.); Διὸς φ., Pythag. name for the centre of the universe, Arist. Cael. 293b3.
    • 4 of time, a watch of the night, ἐπεὰν τῆς νυκτὸς ἦ δευτέρη φ. Hdt. 9.51; πρώτης φ. ἀρχομένης Wilcken Chr. 1 ii 18 (iii B. C.); φυλακαῖσι νυκτέροισιν E. Rh. 765; φ. νυκτερινὰς καὶ ἡμερινὰς καθιστάναι X. Cyr. 1.6.43: of these there were three, acc. to Sch. E. Rh. 5; but five are mentioned in Stesich. 55, Simon. 219 A, E. Rh. 543 (lyr.); and the Roman division was four, Ev.Matt. 14.25, Suid.
    • 5 place for keeping others in, ward, prison, δημοσία φ. D.S. 10.30; εἰς φυλακὴν βληθείς AP 11.276 (Lucill.); βαλεῖν τινὰ εἰς φ. Ev.Matt. 18.30, cf. Arr. Epict. 1.1.24; θέσθαι τινὰ ἐν φυλακῇ LXX Ge. 40.3, cf. Ev.Matt. 14.3; πολιτικὴ φ. the town-prison, POxy. 259.8 (i A. D.).
    • 6 Astrol. = ταπείνωμα, PMich. in Class.Phil. 22.22 (pl.).
  • II guarding, keeping, preserving, whether for security or custody, ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν τινά Hdt. 1.24; ἐν φ. ἀδέσμῳ ἔχειν τινά Th. 3.34; ἐν φυλακῇσι μεγάλῃσι ἔχεσθαι Hdt. 2.99; τὸν Ἰσθμὸν ἔχειν ἐν φ. to keep the Isthmus guarded or occupied, Id. 7.207, cf. 8.40; τὸν ἠνείκαντο γλώσσης χαρακτῆρα τοῦτον ἔχειν ἐν φ. to preserve the same character of language, Id. 1.57; ἔχειν νόον ἐν φ. Thgn. 439; τὰ παρὰ πᾶσιν ἐν πλείστῃ φ., παῖδας καὶ γυναῖκας D. 18.215; τὰ κατὰ τὸ στρατόπεδον διὰ φυλακῆς ἔχων Th. 7.8; τὸν πλοῦν διὰ φ. ποιησάμενοι Id. 8.39; στόματος φυλακᾷ κατασχεῖν φθόγγον prob. in A. Ag. 236 (lyr.); ἐν φ. σχεθέμεν μεγάλᾳ be very ware of, Pi. P. 4.75; φυλακὴν ἔχειν, = φυλάττεσθαι, keep guard, be on the watch, περί τινα Hdt. 1.39; φ. ἔχων εἴ κως δυναίμην . . ib. 38; φ. ἔχειν μή . . Th. 2.69; φ. λαμβάνειν μή . . Men. Pk. 20; δεινῶς ἦσαν ἐν φυλακῇσι were straitly on their guard, Hdt. 3.152, cf. A. Pers. 592 (lyr.).
  • • 2 custody of property, Arist. Pol. 1309b6, EN 1120a9.
    • 3 safeguard, τὴν μεγίστην φ. ἀνῄρηκε τῆς πόλεως its chief safeguard, And. 4.19; φ. παρέχειν Isoc. 11.13; δημοκρατίας, μοναρχίας φ., Lys. 25.28, Arist. Pol. 1315a8.
  • III (from Med.) precaution, πολλῆς φ. ἔργον Pl. R. 537d; φ. θαυμαστῆς δεομένη Id. Lg. 906a, al., cf. Th. 5.99.
  • • 2 c. gen., precaution against, εὐλάβεια φ. κακοῦ Pl. Def. 413d; ὑποψίας φυλακὴν ποιήσασθαι Antipho 2.1.2; φ. τῶν πάντα μολυνόντων Epicur. Sent.Vat. 80, cf. 73.

φυλακή, ἡ,
1) das Wachen, Wachestehen, Wachehalten, die Wache als Handlung ; Il., bes. die Nachtwache, φυλακὰς ἔχειν 9.1, 471, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε καὶ ἐγρήγορθε ἕκαστος 7.371, 18.299 ; Wachposten, πῶς δʼ αἱ τῶν ἄλλων Τρώων φυλακαί τε καὶ εὐναί 10.408 ; ἐν φυλακᾷ μεγάλᾳ Pind. P. 4.75 ; φυλακὰν κατασχεῖν Aesch. Ag. 227 ; φυλακὰς ἔχειν Eur. Andr. 962 ; φυλακὴν ἔχειν περί τινα, wegen Jemandes Wache halten, auf der Hut sein, Her. 1.39 ; aber φυλακὴ ἔχει αὐτόν, das Wachhalten hält ihn beschäftigt, Hes. frg. 47.7 ; φυλακὰς φυλάττειν, Wache halten, Wache tun, Xen. An. 2.6.10, Plat. Phaedr. 240e u. sonst ; auch τὰς φυλακὰς ποιεῖσθαι, Xen. An. 6.3.21. – Uebertr., φυλακὴν ποιεῖσθαι, sich in Acht nehmen, vorsichtig sein, Plat. Soph. 231a ; ὑποψίας Antiph. 2 α 2 ; ἐνταῦθα δὴ πολλῆς φυλακῆς ἔργον Plat. Rep. VII.537d.
2) die Schildwache, die Wächter, und später auch die Leibwache ; φυλακὰς καθιστάναι Xen. Cyr. 3.3.33 u. öfter ; τοῦ σώματος Dem. 23.3. – Der Ort der Wache, Wachposten, Wach- od. Wartturm, Her. 2.30, Xen. Hell. 5.4.49. – Die Zeit der letzten Nachtwache, dah. der letzte Teil der Nacht, vgl. Poll. 1.70.
3) der Ort, wo man bewacht wird, Gewahrsam, Gefängnis ; ἔχειν τινὰ ἐν φυλακῇ, oft bei Her., auch ἐν φυλακῇσι, 3.152 ; τὸν Ἰσθμὸν ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν, den Isthmus besetzt halten, 7.207, 8.40 ; τὸν τῆς γλώσσης χαρακτῆρα ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν, denselben Charakter der Sprache bewahren, beibehalten, 3.152.

φυλακή

-ῆς, ἡ

[φυλακ-, φύλαξ.]

• • 1

    Guarding, warding, watching: φυλακῆς μνήσασθε Il. 7.371 = Il. 18.299. Cf. Il. 8.521, Il. 10.99.

    In sim. sense in pl.: φυλακὰς ἔχον Il. 9.1, 471.

  • 2

    An outpost: Τρώων φυλακαί τε καὶ εὐναί Il. 10.408. Cf. Il. 10.416.

For Pindar, see also: φυλακά

φυλακή (φυλάσσω): watch, guard; φυλακὰς ἔχειν, ‘keep guard,’ Il. 9.1; ‘outposts,’ Il. 10.416.

φυλακή φῠλᾰκή, ἡ, φυλάσσω

• • Ia watching or guarding, watch, guard, ward, esp. by night, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε keep watch and ward, Il.; so, φυλακὰς ἔχειν Il.; ὅπως ἀφανὴς εἴη ἡ φ. that there might be nothing visible to watch, Thuc.; φυλακὴν φυλάττειν to keep watch, Xen.; τὰς φ. ποιεῖσθαι Xen.; φυλακὰς καταστήσασθαι to set watches, Ar.
  • • 2a watch or guard, of persons, Plat., Xen., etc.; ἡ τοῦ σώματος φ. a body guard, Dem.:— a guard or garrison, Hdt.; ἡ ἐν τῇ Ναυπάκτῳ φ., of a squadron of ships, Thuc.
    • 3of place, a watch, station, post, Il., Xen.
    • 4of time, a watch of the night, Hdt., Eur., etc.
    • 5a place for keeping others in, a ward, prison, Anth., NTest.
  • IIa watching, guarding, keeping, preserving, whether for security or custody, ἔχειν ἐν φυλακῇ τινά to keep guarded or occupied, Hdt.; τὸν τῆς γλώσσης χαρακτῆρα ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν to preserve the same character of language, Hdt.; so, διὰ φυλακῆς ἔχειν or ποιεῖσθαί τι, Thuc.:—also, φυλακὴν ἔχειν, φυλάττεσθαι, to keep guard, be on the watch, περί τινα Hdt.; ἦσαν ἐν φυλακῇσι were on their guard, Hdt.
  • • 2guardianship, Arist.
    • 3a safe-guard, Isocr.
  • III(from Mid.) precaution, Plat.