κῆρυξ

Pronunciation:	ˈk̥ɛ:ɾʏks   (KEI-rooks)
Origin:	Greek
Anglicised Spelling:	kêryx
Variants:	kêrux
Definition:	The term κῆρυξ means 'messenger' or 'herald'. They 'summon the assembly, have charge of sacrifices, act as envoys, and their persons were sacred' (Liddell & Scott). Hermes is referred to as the messenger (κῆρυξ) of the gods (ibid).
Cross-References:	kêrukaina
Source:	Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889.