ΚΗΡΥΚΟΣ, κηρυκος
KĒRYKOS, kērykos
Sounds Like: KAY-roo-koss
Translations: of a herald, of a preacher, of an announcer, of a proclaimer
From the root: ΚΗΡΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun 'ΚΗΡΥΞ' (kēryx). A kēryx was an official public messenger or announcer, often one who proclaimed the will of a king or a deity. In a religious context, it refers to one who proclaims the gospel or a divine message, a preacher. This form indicates possession or origin, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Genitive, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2783 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 6:4
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 12:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 6:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΗΡΥΞ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΗΡΥΚ — herald, a herald, preacher, a preacher, proclaimer, a proclaimer
- ΚΗΡΥΚΑ — herald, a herald, preacher, a preacher, proclaimer, a proclaimer
- ΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ — herald, a herald, preacher, a preacher, proclaimer, a proclaimer
- ΚΗΡΥΚΕΣ — heralds, preachers, proclaimers
- ΚΗΡΥΚΩΝ — of heralds, of preachers, of proclaimers
- ΚΗΡΥΞ — herald, preacher, a herald, a preacher
- ΚΗΡΥΞʼ — herald, preacher, proclaimer, a herald, a preacher, a proclaimer
- ΤΕΚΗΡΥΞ — herald, a herald, preacher, a preacher, proclaimer, a proclaimer
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