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HERALD.—The word occurs only in Dan_3:4 as tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of Aram. [Note: Aramaic.] kârôz (probably = Gr. kçryx). The herald is the mouthpiece of the king’s commands (cf. Gen_41:43, Est_6:9). It is found also in RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] of 1Ti_2:7, 2Ti_1:11, 2Pe_2:5, of St. Paul and Noah as heralds of God. The cognate Gr. verb and noun are regularly used in NT of ‘preaching.’ ‘Crier’ occurs in Sir_20:15. There is no instance in the Bible of the employment of ‘heralds’ in war.
C. W. Emmet.