πρόσφυξ

υγος, ὁ
A. one who seeks or is under protection, π. θεοῦ Ph. 1.187, al., Hdn. 5.3.10; client, Procop.Gaz. Ep. 72, Sch.Il. 9.640; gloss on πρόπολος, Sch.Ar. Nu. 435.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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