κῆρυξ
κῆρυξor perh.κήρῡξdial.κᾶρυξor perh.κᾱ́ρῡξ
ῡκοςm announcerof news, messages and orders, appointed by a ruler or commanderherald
Hom.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 Hermes
Hes. 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 hostilities
A. 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. individuals
E. Ar. Pl. Arist. herald, marshalas an official in the Assembly
Ar. Att.orats. Pl. X. Arist.herald in religious ceremoniesheraldof initiates in the Mysteries
X. Plu.pl.Heraldsa clan in Athens w. hereditary rights to religious officesTh. Att.orats. Arist. Plu. specif.auctioneer
Hdt. Ar. Plu.
ShortDef
a herald, pursuivant, marshal, public messenger
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Headword (normalized):
κῆρυξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κηρυξ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-22650
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