δᾴδουχος

Origin:

Pronunciation:	ˈdajdu:kʰʌs   (DY-doo-kos)
Variants:	ˈdajdu:xʌs   ˈdɒdu:kʰʌs   ˈdɒdu:xʌs   (DY-doo-xos) (DA-doo-kos) (DA-doo-xos)
Greek
Anglicised Spelling:	daidouchos
Variants:	dadouchos
Definition:	The term δᾴδουχος means 'torch-bearer'. It also refers to an officer in the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter.
Cross-References:	daidouchê
Source:	Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889.