אפוטרופוס

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אפוטרופוס

/ʔap.potˤˈrop.pos/ [ʔap.potˤˈrˤoːp.pos]
/a.potˈʁo.pos/ [ä.po̞tˈʁ̞o̞.po̞s] Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Derived from Aramaic אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס, from Ancient Greek ἐπίτροπος (epítropos, “trustee, guardian”).

noun אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס · apotrópos · ʾapôṭrôpôs · אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִים · אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס־ · אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסֵי־

guardian, custodian, trustee לְאַחַר שֶׁהוֹרֵיהֶם שֶׁל הַיְּלָדִים נֶהֶרְגוּ בִּתְאוּנַת דְּרָכִים, מֻנּוּ הַסָּבִים לְאַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹסִים.

In English

guardian law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis

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MLA

"אפוטרופוס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אפוטרופוס. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A1

Chicago

"אפוטרופוס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A1.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אפוטרופוס},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}