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poÌ„st (רוּץ, ruÌ„c, “to run,†רצי×, raÌ„cı̄m, “runnersâ€): The “runners†formed the royal guard (; ; , ; see GUARD). From them were chosen the couriers who carried royal letters and dispatches throughout the kingdom (, ; , ; ). In the Persian service they were mounted on the swiftest horses (, ; compare Xenophon, Cyrop. viii. 6, 17; Herodotus viii. 98). They had the right to command the service of either men or animals in order to expedite their progress (compare ; , “compel,†“impressâ€).
Used in and the King James Version The Wisdom of Solomon 5:9 (ἀγγελιÌα, aggelıÌa, the Revised Version (British and American) “messageâ€) of the swift passage of time. See also HOUSE II., 1, (4), (7).