κηρύσσω

A. ἐκήρυσσον Il. 2.444, Th. 1.27, -υττον And. 1.112: fut. -ύξω Ar. Ec. 684, Dor. καρυξῶ Id. Ach. 748: aor. ἐκήρυξα Hdt. 1.194 (ἀπο-), etc., Aeol. part. καρύξαισα Pi. I. 4 (3).25: pf. κεκήρυχα(ἐπι-) D. 19.35:—Pass., fut. κηρυχθήσομαι X. Cyr. 8.4.4, Aeschin. 3.230, κηρύξομαι E. Ph. 1631: aor. ἐκηρύχθην S. OT 737, etc.: pf. κεκήρυγμαι E. Fr. 1, Th. 4.38:—to be a herald, officiate as herald, κηρύσσων γήρασκε Il. 17.325.

b. to be an auctioneer, D. 44.4.

2. make proclamation as a herald, λαὸν κηρύσσοντες ἀγειρόντων let them convene the people by voice of herald, Il. 2.438, cf. 444, Od. 2.8; κήρυσσε, κῆρυξ A. Eu. 566, etc.: impers., ἐκήρυξε (sc. ὁ κῆρυξ)τοῖς Ἕλλησι συσκευάζεσθαι proclamation was made . . , X. An. 3.4.36; κηρυξάτω Id. Cyr. 4.5.42.

II. c. acc. pers., summon by herald, κ. ἀγορήνδε . . Ἀχαιούς Il. 2.51, Od. 2.7; πόλεμόνδε Il. 2.443; κ. τινά summon one to a place, Ar. Ach. 748:—Pass., τίς ἐκηρύχθη πρώτην φυλακήν; who was summoned to the first watch? E. Rh. 538 (anap.).

2. proclaim as conqueror, Plu. 2.185a; Φαβωρῖνον ἡ εὐγλωττία ἐν σοφισταῖς ἐκήρυττεν Philostr. VS 1.8.1:—Pass., μήτε κηρυχθήσεσθαι μήτε ἆθλα λήψεσθαι X. Cyr. 8.4.4; ὥστε τὴν πόλιν κηρυχθῆναι καὶ αὐτὸν στεφανωθῆναι Lys. 19.63; proclaim as a criminal, D. 25.56, cf. S. El. 606; κηρύσσω τὸν Ἔρωτα AP 5.176 (Mel.):—Pass., of a country, to be proclaimed, extolled, στεφάνοις ἀρετᾶς E. Tr. 223 (lyr.).

3. call upon, invoke, θεούς Id. Hec. 146 (anap.); κηρύξας δαίμονας κλύειν A. Ch. 124a:—Pass., to be called, τοῦ κεκήρυξαι πατρός; E. Fr. 1; κηρυσσομένοισι . . ἀπ’ ἐσθλῶν δωμάτων Id. Andr. 772 (lyr.).

III. c. acc. rei, proclaim, announce, τινί τι A. Ag. 1349, Ch. 4, 1026; αὐδάν E. Ion 911 (lyr.); ἀγῶνας Ἀργείοισι S. Aj. 1240; proclaim or advertise for sale, etc., Hdt. 6.121 (Pass.), Plu. 2.207a, etc.; κ. ἀποικίαν proclaim a colony, i.e. invite people to join as colonists, Th. 1.27; κ. ὃς βούλοιτο . . make proclamation for some one who would . . , Hdt. 2.134:— Pass., of a crime, to be proclaimed, Antipho 2.3.2; τὰ κεκηρυγμένα Th. 4.38.

2. declare, tell, τοῦτ’ ἐκηρύχθη πόλει this news was spread in . . , S. OTl.c.; τοῦτο κ. πόθι παῖς ναίει Id. Tr. 97 (lyr.); ὃ εἰς τὸ οὖς ἀκούετε, κηρύξατε ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων Ev.Matt. 10.27: abs., S. El. 1105.

3. proclaim, command publicly, τινί τι A. Th. 1048, S. Ant. 32, 450, etc.; εὐφημίαν, σιγὴν κ., Id. Fr. 893, E. Hec. 530: c. dat. pers. et inf., κ. αὐτοῖς ἐμβαλεῖν κώπαισι Pi. P. 4.200; ἐκήρυξαν, εἰ βούλονται, τὰ ὅπλα παραδοῦναι Th. 4.37:—Pass., ᾔδησθα κηρυχθέντα μὴ πράσσειν τάδε; S. Ant. 447.

4. of a cock, crow, AP 5.2 (Antip. Thess.).

IV. preach, teach publicly, Ev.Matt. 3.1, al.