κῆρυξ, ῡκος, ὁ,
Aeol. κᾶρυξ [ᾱ] Sapph. Supp. 20a. 2, Pi. N. 8.1: -
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1. but κήρῡκος, ου, ὁ, EM 775.26: (κηρύσσω): - herald, pursuivant: generally, public messenger, envoy, κ. λιγύφθογγοι Il. 2.50, al.; κηρύκων, οἳ δημιοεργοὶ ἔασιν Od. 19.135; κ. Διῒφίλοι Il. 8.517; κ., Διὸς ἄγγελοι ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν 1.334; θεῶν κ., of Hermes, Hes. Op. 80, cf. Th. 939, A. Ag. 515, Ch. 124: distd. from πρέσβεις, as being messengers between nations at war, Sch. Th. 1.29, cf. A. Supp. 727, Pl. Lg. 941a, D. 12.4: used interchangeably with ἀπόστολος, Hdt. 1.21: as pr.n.of a family at Athens, Th. 8.53, And. 1.116, Paus. 1.38.3, Poll. 8.103; functioning as μάγειροι at festivals, Clidem. 3, 17; Κηρυκίδαι Phot. as fem., Pi. N. 8.1, Nonn. D. 4.11.
2. crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies, etc., Ar. Ach. 42 sq.; ὁ κ. ἀνεῖπεν And. 1.36, etc.; ὁ τῶν μυστῶν κ., at Eleusis, X. HG 2.4.20, cf. SIG 845 (Eleusis, iii A.D.), Philostr. VS 2.33.4.
3. auctioneer, ὑπὸ κήρυκος πωλεῖν Thphr. Fr. 97; ἀπέδοτο πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑπὸ κήρυκα IPE 12.32 B 35 (Olbia, iii B.C.), cf. PHib. 1.29.21 (iii B.C.); ἀποδίδοσθαι ὑπὸ κήρυκι Ammon. Diff. p.81 V. (v.l. ὑπὸ κήρυκα Ptol.Asc. p.399 H.).
4. generally, messenger, herald, θεοὶ κήρυκες ἀγγέλλουσι S. OC 1511, cf. E. El. 347; of the cock, Ar. Ec. 30; of writing, Id. Th. 780 (anap.); κ. καὶ τάφος εἰμὶ βροτοῦ IG 14.1618; of Homer, ἡρώων κάρυκ’ ἀρετᾶς ib.1188: metaph., κ. καὶ ἀπόστολος [1Ti 2:7], al.
II trumpet-shell, e.g. Triton nodiferum, and smaller species, Arist. HA 528a10, al., Hp. Vict. 2.48, Diocl.Fr. 133, Macho ap. Ath. 8.349c, Gal. 4.670, Alciphr. 1.7, Alex. Trall. 3.7. [ ῡ exc. acc. pl. κήρῠκας Antim. 19 (s.v.l.), cf. κηρῠκιον AP 11.124 (Nicarch.): but accented κῆρυξ, Hdn.Gr. 1.44, etc.] (Cf. Skt. kârús ’poet’, kîrtis ’fame’.)
G2783 — κῆρυξ
less correctly (yet so L WH) κῆρυξ (on the accent see Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 c.; (Buttmann, 13 (12)); Lipsius, Gramm. Untersuch., p. 36; (Chandler § 622; Göttling, p. 254f; Lob. Paralip., p. 411; W. Dindorf in Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word; Tdf. Proleg., p. 101)), κήρυκος, ὁ (akin to γῆρυς a voice, a sound, γηρύω to utter a sound, to speak; (yet cf. Vanicek, p. 140)); common in Greek writings from Homer down; a herald, a messenger vested with public authority, who conveyed the official messages of kings, magistrates, princes, military commanders, or who gave a public summons or demand, and performed various other duties. In the O. T., [Gen 41:43]; [Dan 3:4]; Sir. 20:15. In the N. T. God's ambassador, and the herald or proclaimer of the divine word: δικαιοσύνης, one who summoned to righteousness, of Noah, [2Pe 2:5]; used of the apostles, as the divine messengers of the salvation procured by Christ and to be embraced through him, [1Ti 2:7]; [2Ti 1:11].
κῆρυξ
( κήρ -, T ), - υκος , ὁ ,
[in LXX : Da LXX TH [Dan 3:4] (H3744), [Gen 41:43], Sir 20:15 , 4Ma 6:4 * ;]
a herald: [1Ti 2:7], 2Ti 1:11 , [2Pe 2:5]. †