κῆρυξ kērux · G2783

κῆρυξ, ῡκος, ὁ, ; Aeolic dialect κᾶρυξ [ᾱ] []:—but κήρῡκος, ου, ὁ, []: (κηρύσσω):— herald, pursuivant: generally, public messenger, envoy, κ. λιγύφθογγοι []; θεῶν κ., of Hermes, [], as being messengers between nations at war, []: as proper name of a family at Athens, [] ; b as feminine, []; 2 crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies, etc., []; ὁ τῶν μυστῶν κ., at Eleusis, []; 3 auctioneer, ὑπὸ κήρυκος πωλεῖν []; ἀποδίδοσθαι ὑπὸ κήρυκι []; 4 generally, messenger, herald, θεοὶ …