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κῆρυξ

κῆρυξ -υκος, ὁ. One of a class of attendants on kings or chiefs found sometimes discharging the general duties of a θεράπων 1 (Il. 2.184, Il. 4.198, Il. 9.174, Il. 12.342, 351, Il. 18.558, Il. 23.39, 897, Il. 24.149, 178, 282, 352, 674, 689; and passim in the Odyssey (in Il. 1.321 : Od. 18.424 κῆρυξ and θεράπων conjoined)), or executing a special commission (Il. 1.391), and sometimes discharging public functions (Od. 19.135) (in this capacity regarded as being under the special protection of Zeus (Il. 4.192, Il. 10.315), and thus as affording a measure of protection by their presence (Od. 9.90, Od. 10.59, 102)), i.e. delivering formal messages (Il. 1.334, Il. 7.274, 384), making proclamations or announcements (Od. 8.517, Il. 11.685, Il. 23.39, Il. 24.577, 701), conducting ceremonials (Il. 3.116, 245, 248, 268, 274 : Od. 20.276), accompanying formal missions (Il. 9.170, 689), superintending the drawing of lots (Il. 7.183), regulating combats (Il. 7.274, 278), summoning to the field (Il. 2.437, 442), summoning to the assembly (Il. 2.50, Il. 9.10 : Od. 2.6, Od. 8.8) or regulating the proceedings at the assembly (Il. 2.97, 280, Il. 18.503, 505, Il. 23.567 : Od. 2.38) Il. 1.321, 334, 391, Il. 2.50, 97, 184, 280, 437, 442, Il. 3.116, 245, 248, 268, 274, Il. 4.192, 198 = Il. 12.351, Il. 7.183, 274, 278, 384, Od. 8.517, Il. 9.10, 170, 174, 689, Il. 10.315, Il. 11.685, Il. 12.342, Il. 16.324 (see κηρύσσω 1), Il. 18.503, 505, 558, Il. 23.39, 567, 897, Il. 24.149, 178, 282 = 674, 352, 577, 689, 701 : Od. 1.109, 143, 146 = Od. 3.338 = Od. 21.270, Od. 1.153, Od. 2.6, 38, Od. 4.301, 677 = Od. 16.412, Od. 4.681, 707, Od. 7.163, 178 = Od. 13.49, Od. 8.8, 47, 62 = 471, Od. 8.69, 107, 256, 261, 399 = Od. 18.291, Od. 8.418, 474, 477, 482, Od. 9.90 = Od. 10.102, Od. 10.59, Od. 13.64, Od. 16.252, 328, 333, 336, 469, Od. 17.173, 334, Od. 18.424, Od. 19.135, 244, Od. 20.276, Od. 22.357.

ὀλίγος

ὀλίγος -η, -ον. 1 Not much, little : ὀλίγος ἔτι θυμὸς ἐνῆεν Il. 1.593. Absol. Il. 11.801 = Il. 16.43 = Il. 18.201 (see ἀνάπνευσις). Superl. : ἄμητος ὀλίγιστός [ἐστιν] Il. 19.223. 2 Of small extent : ὀλίγη ἦν ἀμφὶς ἄρουρα Il. 3.115. Cf. Il. 10.161, Il. 12.423, Il. 16.68, Il. 17.394. 3 Of no great size, small : σάκος Il. 14.376. Cf. Il. 16.825 : Od. 12.252, Od. 20.259. Of a wave, not rising high, inconsiderable Od. 10.94. Of utterance, carrying no great volume of sound, small : ὀπί Od. 14.492. Of persons, of small stature, short, of small build : ὀλίγος τε καὶ οὐτιδανὸς καὶ ἄκικυς Od. 9.515. Cf. Il. 2.529. Sim. of Eris: ἥ τʼ ὀλίγη πρῶτα κορύσσεται (rears her head but a little way) Il. 4.442. 4 In reference to time, of no great duration, short : ἐπιδραμέτην ὀλίγον χρόνον Il. 23.418. Cf. Il. 19.157. 5 Of small value : δόσις ὀλίγη τε φιλη τε Od. 6.208, Od. 14.58 (see δόσις). Absol. : ὀλίγον τε φίλον τʼ ἔχων Il. 1.167. Of small amount : χρεῖος Od. 3.368. 6 In neut. sing. ὀλίγον as adv., not much, little : ὀ. τί μʼ ἧσσον ἐτίμα Od. 15.365. Cf. Il. 5.800, Il. 12.452. A little, slightly : καὶ εἴ κʼ ὀ. περ ἐπαύρῃ [βέλος] Il. 11.391. Cf. Il. 17.538, Il. 19.217, Il. 23.424, 789 : στιβαρώτερον οὐκ ὀλίγον περ Od. 8.187. Cf. Od. 8.547, Od. 10.24, Od. 19.244. App., leaving a small interval : ἱππῆες ὀ. μετεκίαθον (came up close) Il. 11.52. Slowly, taking one's time, without haste : ὀ. γόνυ γουνὸς ἀμείβων Il. 11.547. 7 In genit. ὀλίγου, all but, nearly, almost : ὀλίγου σε κύνες διεδηλήσαντο Od. 14.37.

προγενέστερος

προγενέστερος [comp. of προγενής, fr. προ- 3 + γεν-, γίγνομαι. Born before.] 1 Older: ὁ γὰρ προγενέστερος ἦεν Il. 2.555. Cf. Il. 9.161, Il. 23.789: Od. 2.29, Od. 4.205, Od. 19.244. 2 Old rather than young: ὃς Φαιήκων προγενέστερος ἦεν (was an elder among the ...) Od. 7.156=Od. 11.343, οὐδʼ οἳ προγενέστεροι ἦσαν (the elders among us) Od. 24.160.