1. κήρυξ · kēryx — Beekes
herald, messenger
The corpus record
κῆρυξ
kerux
herald, messenger
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Philip's Letter 2 · 14.23/10k
- 2 Peter 1 · 9.23/10k
- 2 Timothy 1 · 8.34/10k
- On The Trierarchic Crown 1 · 7.43/10k
- Suppliants 5 · 7.11/10k
- 1 Timothy 1 · 6.31/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 3 · 6.22/10k
- Agamemnon 5 · 6.16/10k
- Trojan Women 4 · 5.65/10k
- Odyssey 46 · 5.29/10k
- Second Philippic 1 · 5.01/10k
- Histories 80 · 4.36/10k
Densest 12 of 64 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. κῆρυξ · kēryx — Chantraine
(gur l’accent cf
3. κήρυξ · kēryx — Frisk
(κῆρυξ Hdn
4. κῆρυξ · kēryx — LSJ
herald, pursuivant
Attestations
- κήρυκε · kēryke Iliad 1.321
- κήρυκες · kērykes Iliad 1.334
- κήρυκες · kērykes Iliad 1.391
- κηρύκεσσι · kērykessi Iliad 2.50
- κήρυκες · kērykes Iliad 2.97
- κῆρυξ · kēryx Iliad 2.184
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 737; entry #3124 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 541; entry #3915 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 877; entry #2969 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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