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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /kɛ̂ː.ryks/, /ˈci.ryks/, /ˈci.riks/, /kɛ̂ː.ryks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈke̝.ryks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈci.ryks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈci.ryks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.riks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: By the long -ύ- and enlarged -κ-, suggested by Beekes to be a Pre-Greek word, but for Bernal this is from Egyptian qꜣ ḫrw (“loud voice”), both rejecting the frequent comparison to Sanskrit कारु (kāru, “singer, poet”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{bor|grc|egy|qꜣ ḫrw|t=loud voice}} Egyptian qꜣ ḫrw (“loud voice”), {{cog|sa|कारु|t=singer, poet}} Sanskrit कारु (kāru, “singer, poet”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κήρῡκος|m|third|head=κῆρῠξ}} κῆρῠξ • (kêrŭx) m (genitive κήρῡκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῆρῠξ|κήρῡκος|form=M}}, {{grc-decl|κῆρῠξ|κήρῡκος|dial=epi|form=M}} Forms: κῆρῠξ [canonical], kêrŭx [romanization], κήρῡκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ κῆρῠξ [nominative, singular], κήρῡκε [dual, nominative], οἱ κήρῡκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ κήρῡκος [genitive, singular], κηρῡ́κοιν [dual, genitive], κηρῡ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ κήρῡκῐ [dative, singular], κηρῡ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κήρῡξῐ [dative, plural], κήρῡξῐν [dative, plural], toîs kḗrūxĭ [dative, plural], toîs kḗrūxĭn [dative, plural], τὸν κήρῡκᾰ [accusative, singular], κήρῡκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς κήρῡκᾰς [accusative, plural], κῆρῠξ [singular, vocative], κήρῡκε [dual, vocative], κήρῡκες [plural, vocative], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], κῆρῠξ [nominative, singular], κήρῡκε [dual, nominative], κήρῡκες [nominative, plural], κήρῡκος [genitive, singular], κηρῡ́κοιῐν [dual, genitive], κηρῡ́κων [genitive, plural], κήρῡκῐ [dative, singular], κηρῡ́κοιῐν [dative, dual], κήρῡξῐ [dative, plural], κήρῡξῐν [dative, plural], κηρῡ́κεσσῐ [dative, plural], κηρῡ́κεσσῐν [dative, plural], κηρῡ́κεσῐ [dative, plural], κηρῡ́κεσῐν [dative, plural], kḗrūxĭ [dative, plural], kḗrūxĭn [dative, plural], kērū́kessĭ [dative, plural], kērū́kessĭn [dative, plural], kērū́kesĭ [dative, plural], kērū́kesĭn [dative, plural], κήρῡκᾰ [accusative, singular], κήρῡκε [accusative, dual], κήρῡκᾰς [accusative, plural], κῆρῠξ [singular, vocative], κήρῡκε [dual, vocative], κήρῡκες [plural, vocative], κᾶρῠξ [alternative, Aeolic]
  1. herald, pursuivant
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-R9sWKzMQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21
  2. public messenger, envoy Synonyms: ἀπόστολος
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-c-O2rscB Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21
  3. crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-P2nhZ6Hi Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21
  4. auctioneer
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-7CaOy~Jc Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21
  5. trumpet shell (Charonia lampas) Synonyms: στρόμβος
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-U~B1rphJ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gastropods, Occupations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 17 7 34 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 24 4 55 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 24 3 56 11 Disambiguation of Gastropods: 2 3 23 3 59 9 Disambiguation of Occupations: 7 8 20 5 46 13
  6. an attendant of kings or chiefs sometimes found discharging the general duties of a slave or servant, particularly in Homer Synonyms: θεράπων
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-GZtgrW-c Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 24 14 12 15 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἱεροκῆρῠξ (hierokêrŭx), κήρυγμα (kḗrugma), κηρυγμός (kērugmós), κηρύκαινα (kērúkaina), κηρυκεία (kērukeía), κηρύκειον (kērúkeion), κηρύκειος (kērúkeios), κηρύκευμα (kērúkeuma), κηρύκευσις (kērúkeusis), κηρυκεύω (kērukeúō), κηρυκικός (kērukikós), κηρύκινος (kērúkinos), κηρυκιοειδής (kērukioeidḗs), κηρύκιον (kērúkion), κηρυκιοφόρος (kērukiophóros), κηρυκώδης (kērukṓdēs), κηρύσσω (kērússō), ψευδοκῆρῠξ (pseudokêrŭx)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierokêrŭx",
      "word": "ἱεροκῆρῠξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kḗrugma",
      "word": "κήρυγμα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērugmós",
      "word": "κηρυγμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkaina",
      "word": "κηρύκαινα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukeía",
      "word": "κηρυκεία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkeion",
      "word": "κηρύκειον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkeios",
      "word": "κηρύκειος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkeuma",
      "word": "κηρύκευμα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkeusis",
      "word": "κηρύκευσις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukeúō",
      "word": "κηρυκεύω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukikós",
      "word": "κηρυκικός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkinos",
      "word": "κηρύκινος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukioeidḗs",
      "word": "κηρυκιοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērúkion",
      "word": "κηρύκιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukiophóros",
      "word": "κηρυκιοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērukṓdēs",
      "word": "κηρυκώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kērússō",
      "word": "κηρύσσω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pseudokêrŭx",
      "word": "ψευδοκῆρῠξ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "qꜣ ḫrw",
        "t": "loud voice"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian qꜣ ḫrw (“loud voice”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कारु",
        "t": "singer, poet"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit कारु (kāru, “singer, poet”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By the long -ύ- and enlarged -κ-, suggested by Beekes to be a Pre-Greek word, but for Bernal this is from Egyptian qꜣ ḫrw (“loud voice”), both rejecting the frequent comparison to Sanskrit कारु (kāru, “singer, poet”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kêrŭx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "ho kêrŭx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "hoi kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κήρῡκος",
      "roman": "toû kḗrūkos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιν",
      "roman": "kērū́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κήρῡκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kḗrūkĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιν",
      "roman": "kērū́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κήρῡξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κήρῡκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kḗrūkă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κήρῡκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs kḗrūkăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrŭx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrŭx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκος",
      "roman": "kḗrūkos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκῐ",
      "roman": "kḗrūkĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kḗrūxĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kḗrūxĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kessĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kessĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰ",
      "roman": "kḗrūkă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰς",
      "roman": "kḗrūkăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrŭx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾶρῠξ",
      "roman": "kârŭx",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Aeolic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κήρῡκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "κῆρῠξ"
      },
      "expansion": "κῆρῠξ • (kêrŭx) m (genitive κήρῡκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῆρῠξ",
        "2": "κήρῡκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῆρῠξ",
        "2": "κήρῡκος",
        "dial": "epi",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 24 14 12 15 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "herald, pursuivant"
      ],
      "id": "en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-R9sWKzMQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "herald",
          "herald"
        ],
        [
          "pursuivant",
          "pursuivant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 24 14 12 15 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "public messenger, envoy"
      ],
      "id": "en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-c-O2rscB",
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "messenger",
          "messenger"
        ],
        [
          "envoy",
          "envoy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἀπόστολος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 24 14 12 15 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies"
      ],
      "id": "en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-P2nhZ6Hi",
      "links": [
        [
          "crier",
          "crier"
        ],
        [
          "proclamation",
          "proclamation"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "assemblies",
          "assembly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 24 14 12 15 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "auctioneer"
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        [
          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ]
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    },
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        {
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 24 4 55 11",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 24 3 56 11",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 23 3 59 9",
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "trumpet shell (Charonia lampas)"
      ],
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          "trumpet shell"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "στρόμβος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        }
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        ],
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          "kings"
        ],
        [
          "chiefs",
          "chiefs"
        ],
        [
          "slave",
          "slave"
        ],
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          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
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          "Homer",
          "Homer"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "θεράπων"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.ryks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.riks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.ryks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈke̝.ryks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.riks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κῆρυξ"
}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Egyptian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "grc:Occupations"
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      "roman": "hierokêrŭx",
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    },
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      "roman": "kḗrugma",
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    },
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      "roman": "kērúkaina",
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      "roman": "kērukeía",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kērúkeios",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kērúkeuma",
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    },
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      "roman": "kērúkeusis",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kērukeúō",
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      "roman": "kērukikós",
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    },
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      "roman": "kērukioeidḗs",
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      "roman": "kērúkion",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kērukiophóros",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kērukṓdēs",
      "word": "κηρυκώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kērússō",
      "word": "κηρύσσω"
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        "class"
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      "form": "ὁ κῆρῠξ",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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      "form": "οἱ κήρῡκες",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῦ κήρῡκος",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιν",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κήρῡκῐ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιν",
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        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κήρῡξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κήρῡκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kḗrūkă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κήρῡκᾰς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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    },
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrŭx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκος",
      "roman": "kḗrūkos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκῐ",
      "roman": "kḗrūkĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kḗrūxĭ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kḗrūxĭn",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kērū́kessĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kessĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾶρῠξ",
      "roman": "kârŭx",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Aeolic"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "κῆρῠξ"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "herald, pursuivant"
      ],
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        [
          "herald",
          "herald"
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          "pursuivant",
          "pursuivant"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "messenger",
          "messenger"
        ],
        [
          "envoy",
          "envoy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἀπόστολος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies"
      ],
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        [
          "crier",
          "crier"
        ],
        [
          "proclamation",
          "proclamation"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "assemblies",
          "assembly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "auctioneer"
      ],
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        [
          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trumpet shell (Charonia lampas)"
      ],
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        [
          "trumpet shell",
          "trumpet shell"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "στρόμβος"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "an attendant of kings or chiefs sometimes found discharging the general duties of a slave or servant, particularly in Homer"
      ],
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        [
          "attendant",
          "attendant"
        ],
        [
          "kings",
          "kings"
        ],
        [
          "chiefs",
          "chiefs"
        ],
        [
          "slave",
          "slave"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "Homer",
          "Homer"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "θεράπων"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.ryks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.riks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.ryks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈke̝.ryks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.ryks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.riks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κῆρυξ"
}

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