a gate-keeper, warder, porter (see. πυλαωρός); (Aeschulus Tragicus); also as feminine, ἡ π. δωμάτων γυνή (Euripides):—;metaphorically, τοῖον πυλωρὸν φύλακα τροφῆς such a watchful guardian of thy life, (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
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G8988 — πυλωρός
pulōros · a gatekeeper · Greek