Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) means guardian in Hebrew.
It can also mean custodian, trustee, and Legal guardian. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
guardian, custodian, trustee, Legal guardian
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Apotropos.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שהופקדה בידיו הסמכות לטפל בענייניו של צד שלישי, מי שמונה לדאוג למי שלא יכול לדאוג לעצמו.
The word Apotropos is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס
- Written without vowel points
- אפוטרופוס
- Said
- apotropos
- Plural
- אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִים
- Feminine form
- אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִית אַפּוֹטְרוֹפְסָא (אַפּוֹטְרוֹפָּא)
- Inflections
- ר' אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִים; נ' אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִית אַפּוֹטְרוֹפְסָא (אַפּוֹטְרוֹפָּא), נ"ר (אַפּוֹטְרוֹפִּים) אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 448
This is how Apotropos is said in other languages.
- English
- guardian, custodian, trustee, Legal guardian
- French
- tuteur
These words mean nearly the same as Apotropos.
The word Apotropos is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אפוטרופוס לנכסי נפקדים
- האפוטרופוס הכללי
- אפוטרופוס טבעי
- אין אפוטרופוס לעריות
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These words come before and after Apotropos in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Apotropos.
What does Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) mean in Hebrew?
Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) means guardian, custodian, and trustee. It is said apotropos, with the stress on ro.
What is a synonym for Apotropos (אפוטרופוס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) are נאמן משמורת.
Is Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) masculine or feminine?
The word Apotropos (אפוטרופוס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפוטרופוס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.