κῆρυξ — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.κᾶρυξor perh.κᾱ́ρῡξῡκοςm announcerof news, messages and orders, appointed by a ruler or commanderheraldHom.as a subordinate among nobles, tasked w. preparing meals or sim.Hom.in an army, responsible for calling troops to duties, meals, or sim.Hdt. X.ref. to the cockerel, as announcer of dawnAr.fig.ref. to a poetSol. Pi. Tim. Plu.herald, messengerof the gods, ref. to HermesHes. hHom. A. Pi.of the dead, ref. to the screech-owlHippon.of Zeus, ref. to the eagleE.of Aphrodite, ref. to YouthfulnessPi. gener.announcerw.gen.of news, knowledge, or sim.E. Ar. Pl. specif.envoyfr. a foreign power, esp. during hostilitiesA. Hdt. E. Th. Ar. official whose task is to make announcementsannouncerof winners in athletic or poetic competitions, or sim.Pi. E.lyr.fr. Ar. Tim. Pl. Call.epigr.crier, public announcerof decrees, legal notices, arrest warrants, announcements fr. individualsE. Ar. Pl. Arist. herald, marshalas an official in the AssemblyAr. Att.orats. Pl. X. Arist.herald in religious ceremoniesheraldof initiates in the MysteriesX. Plu.pl.Heraldsa clan in Athens w. hereditary rights to religious officesTh. Att.orats. Arist. Plu. specif.auctioneerHdt. Ar. Plu.

ShortDef

a herald, pursuivant, marshal, public messenger

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Headword:

κῆρυξ

Headword (normalized):

κῆρυξ

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κηρυξ

Intro Text:

κῆρυξor perh.κήρῡξ

IDX:

22649

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-22650

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