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κηρύκειον

κηρύκειον, a herald’s wand

κηρύκ-ειον, Ion. κηρυκ-ήϊον, Dor. κᾱρύκειον, τό,
  • heraldʼs wand, Hdt. 9.100, Th. 1.53, IG 12(8).51.24 (Imbros, ii B.C.), Ph. 2.560; κ. συμπεπλεγμένα ἐκ τῶν θαλλῶν, = ἱκετηρίαι, Din. 1.18: prov., τὸ κ. ἢ τὴν μάχαιραν ‘peace or the sword’, Phot.: as signet, Tab.Heracl. 1.4, 2.3; κηρύκ-ιον, Ar. Fr. 518, Hsch. s.v. δράκοντα; also with ῠ, AP 11.124 (Nicarch.).
      • 2 the constellation Caduceus, Hipparch. ap. Gem. 3.13 (-ιον codd.), Vett.Val. 7.6.
    • II tax on auction sales, PSI 5.543.59 (iii B.C.), PEleph. 14.12 (iii B.C.); auctioneerʼs fee, SIG 1011.23 (Chalcedon, iii/ii B.C.), Suid.; φέρειν ἠξίου κηρύκιον stooped to win a tale-bearerʼs fee, Jul. Or. 2.96a.
    • III the stone whence the herald made his proclamations, Hsch., Suid.
    • IV surgical machine, Orib. 49.4.64.

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