- κῆρυξ
- κῆρυξ, υκος, ὁ (also κήρυξ; on the accent according to Herodian Gr. s. B-D-F §13; Mlt-H. 57; PKatz, TLZ 83, ’58, 316 n. 6. S. κηρύσσω and prec. entry.).① an official entrusted with a proclamation, herald (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; Philo, Agr. 112; Jos., Bell. 2, 624, Ant. 10, 75) MPol 12:1f; GJs 8:3.② one who makes public declarations, esp. of a transcendent nature, herald, proclaimer (in the usage of the mystery cults: X., Hell. 2, 4, 20 ὁ τῶν μυστῶν κῆρυξ; Philostrat., Vi. Soph. 2, 33, 4 τοῦ Ἐλευσινίου ἱεροῦ κῆρυξ; SIG 728B, 9 κῆρυξ τοῦ θεοῦ, 773, 5 κ. τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος, 845, 2 ὁ τῶν ἱερῶν κ.; Just. [of John the Baptist]; τῆς ἀληθείας Tat. 17, 1 and Iren. 1, 15, 6 [Harv. I 155, 14]. S. Poland, 395.—The Cynic, as a messenger fr. God, calls himself a κ.: Epict. 3, 22, 69; 3, 21, 13.—Herm. Wr. 4, 4. Cp. JosAs 14:2 ἄγγελος καὶ κ. ἐστὶ φωτὸς τῆς μεγάλης ἡμέρας [of the morning star]; sun, moon, and the stars as κ.and ἄγγελοι of God Orig., C. Cels. 5, 12, 38ff.) (God’s) herald, one who proclaims, of Noah δικαιοσύνης κ. 2 Pt 2:5. Of the ap. Paul (w. ἀπόστολος) 1 Ti 2:7; (w. ἀπόστολος and διδάσκαλος) 2 Ti 1:11. Likew. of Paul 1 Cl 5:6.③ trumpet-shell (Aristot., HA 5, 544, 546, 547 al.; Machon 133 in Athen. 8, 349c), a large, sharp seashell, used in torturing MPol 2:4.—DELG. M-M. TW.
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