ΙΕΡΟΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ, ιεροκηρυκας
IEROKĒRYKAS, ierokērykas
Sounds Like: ee-eh-roh-KEE-roo-kas
Translations: sacred herald, holy preacher, a sacred herald, a holy preacher
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἱερός' (sacred, holy) and 'κῆρυξ' (herald, preacher). It refers to someone who proclaims or announces sacred or holy messages, often in a religious or ceremonial context. It describes a person who acts as a messenger or announcer of divine truths or sacred rites.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:184
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:97
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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