"κῆρυξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κῆρυξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 • (kêrux) m (genitive κήρῡκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῆρῠξ|κήρῡκος|form=M}}, {{grc-decl|κῆρῠξ|κήρῡκος|dial=epi|form=M}} Forms: κῆρῠξ [canonical], kêrux [romanization], κήρῡκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ κῆρῠξ [nominative, singular], τὼ κήρῡκε [dual, nominative], οἱ κήρῡκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ κήρῡκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κηρῡ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ κήρῡκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κήρῡξῐ [dative, plural], κήρῡξῐν [dative, plural], toîs kḗrūxi [dative, plural], toîs kḗrūxin [dative, plural], τὸν κήρῡκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ 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], kḗrūxi [dative, plural], kḗrūxin [dative, plural], kērū́kessi [dative, plural], kērū́kessin [dative, plural], kērū́kesi [dative, plural], kērū́kesin [dative, plural], κήρῡκᾰ [accusative, singular], κήρῡκε [accusative, dual], κήρῡκᾰς [accusative, plural], κῆρῠξ [singular, vocative], κήρῡκε [dual, vocative], κήρῡκες [plural, vocative]
  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: 27 17 13 9 18 16
  2. public messenger, envoy Synonyms: ἀπόστολος
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-c-O2rscB
  3. crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-P2nhZ6Hi
  4. auctioneer Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-7CaOy~Jc Disambiguation of Occupations: 11 10 16 29 18 16
  5. trumpet shell (Charonia lampas) Categories (lifeform): Gastropods Synonyms: στρόμβος
    Sense id: en-κῆρυξ-grc-noun-U~B1rphJ Disambiguation of Gastropods: 6 7 20 2 55 10 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 9 18 4 41 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 6 21 3 51 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 23 3 57 11
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κᾶρῠξ (kârux) [Aeolic]
Derived forms: ἱεροκῆρῠξ (hierokêrux), 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 (pseudokêrux)
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      "roman": "hierokêrux",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kḗrugma",
      "word": "κήρυγμα"
    },
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      "roman": "kērugmós",
      "word": "κηρυγμός"
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      "roman": "kērúkaina",
      "word": "κηρύκαινα"
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      "roman": "kērukeía",
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      "roman": "kērúkeion",
      "word": "κηρύκειον"
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      "word": "κηρύκευμα"
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      "roman": "kērúkeusis",
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      "roman": "kērukeúō",
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      "roman": "kērukikós",
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      "roman": "kērúkinos",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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      "form": "ὁ κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "ho kêrux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ κήρῡκε",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "οἱ κήρῡκες",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kērū́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κήρῡκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kḗrūki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kērū́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κήρῡξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κήρῡκᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "tṑ kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κήρῡκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs kḗrūkas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "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": "kêrux",
      "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": "kērū́koiin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
      "roman": "kērū́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκῐ",
      "roman": "kḗrūki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiin",
      "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": "kḗrūxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kḗrūxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kessi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kessin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kērū́kesin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰ",
      "roman": "kḗrūka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκᾰς",
      "roman": "kḗrūkas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
      "roman": "kêrux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκες",
      "roman": "kḗrūkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "third",
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      "name": "grc-noun"
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      "args": {
        "1": "κῆρῠξ",
        "2": "κήρῡκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
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        "herald, pursuivant"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "ἀπόστολος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies"
      ],
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          "crier"
        ],
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            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
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            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ]
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          "_dis": "14 9 18 4 41 14",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 6 21 3 51 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 23 3 57 11",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 7 20 2 55 10",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Gastropods",
          "orig": "grc:Gastropods",
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            "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "trumpet shell (Charonia lampas)"
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          "trumpet shell"
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        {
          "word": "στρόμβος"
        }
      ]
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        "an attendant of kings or chiefs sometimes found discharging the general duties of a slave or servant, particularly in Homer"
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          "kings",
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        ],
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          "chiefs",
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        ],
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          "slave",
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        ],
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          "servant",
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        ],
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          "Homer",
          "Homer"
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      ],
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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"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Egyptian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Egyptian",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "roman": "kērúkaina",
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      "roman": "kērúkeion",
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      "roman": "kērúkeuma",
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      "roman": "kērúkeusis",
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      "roman": "kērúkinos",
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      "roman": "kērúkion",
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      "roman": "kērússō",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "οἱ κήρῡκες",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τοῦ κήρῡκος",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν",
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        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "τῶν κηρῡ́κων",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τῷ κήρῡκῐ",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν κηρῡ́κοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "τοῖς κήρῡξῐ",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗrūxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κήρῡκᾰ",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κήρῡκε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κήρῡκᾰς",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
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      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "κήρῡκες",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "form": "Third declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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        "nominative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κήρῡκος",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κων",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κήρῡκῐ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κηρῡ́κοιῐν",
      "roman": "kērū́koiin",
      "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"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kērū́kessi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kērū́kessin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "kērū́kesi",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kērū́kesin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "κήρῡκᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "κήρῡκε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "κήρῡκᾰς",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "κῆρῠξ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήρῡκε",
      "roman": "kḗrūke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κήρῡκες",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "grc-noun"
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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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          "messenger",
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          "envoy",
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        {
          "word": "ἀπόστολος"
        }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "crier, who made proclamation and kept order in assemblies"
      ],
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        [
          "crier",
          "crier"
        ],
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          "proclamation",
          "proclamation"
        ],
        [
          "order",
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          "assemblies",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "auctioneer"
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        [
          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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      "glosses": [
        "trumpet shell (Charonia lampas)"
      ],
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        [
          "trumpet shell",
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        }
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        "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"
        ]
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      "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"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "kârux",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "κᾶρῠξ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κῆρυξ"
}

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