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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἀμφίλοχος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /am.pʰí.lo.kʰos/(Attic Greek) /am.ˈɸi.lo.xos/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsAmphilokhos
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army. The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb λοχάω (lochao) meaning "to lie in wait for, to waylay" as well as "to snare".