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Matthew 3:17
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A voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him."
And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; John 12:28; Ephesians 1:6; Colossians 1:13; 2 Peter 1:17;">[xr]
and behold, a voice from the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him."
and look, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!"
and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
And lo a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him."
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; I am well pleased with him."
and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
And, lo, the voice from heaven, which said, This (is) my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted.
And lo, a voice from heaven, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.
And loe, a voice from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased.
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy."
A voice was heard from heaven. It said, "This is My much-loved Son. I am very happy with Him."
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased."
And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.
And behold, a voice from heaven, which said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am pleased.
and lo! a voice out of the heavens, - saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.
And behold a voice from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
And loe, there (came) a voyce from the heauens, saying: This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased.
Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."
And a voice from heaven said: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
And behold, there was a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
And behold! A voice out of the heaven saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have been delighting. Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
And lo, there came a voyce fro heue sayng: Thys ys that my beloued sonne, in whom is my delyte.
of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Out of heaven a voice said, "This is my Son who I love. I am pleased with everything that he is."
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
and behold, there was a voice out of the heavens saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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lo: John 5:37, John 12:28-30, Revelation 14:2
This: Matthew 12:18, Matthew 17:5, Psalms 2:7, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:21, Mark 1:11, Mark 9:7, Luke 3:22, Luke 9:35, Ephesians 1:6, Colossians 1:13, 2 Peter 1:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:55 - Go unto Leviticus 3:8 - sprinkle Leviticus 4:31 - a sweet Leviticus 15:15 - an atonement Numbers 15:3 - a sweet Deuteronomy 4:12 - only ye heard a voice 2 Samuel 7:14 - I will be 2 Samuel 12:25 - Jedidiah 2 Samuel 22:20 - delighted 2 Chronicles 7:16 - eyes Esther 6:6 - whom the king Job 42:8 - him Psalms 22:8 - seeing Psalms 60:5 - That Psalms 85:11 - righteousness Psalms 89:3 - my chosen Psalms 108:6 - That thy Proverbs 8:30 - I was daily Isaiah 49:5 - yet Isaiah 53:10 - pleased Jeremiah 30:21 - and I Daniel 4:31 - fell Matthew 4:3 - if Matthew 5:22 - I say Matthew 12:42 - behold Matthew 21:37 - last Matthew 28:19 - the name Mark 12:6 - his Mark 14:61 - the Son Luke 3:21 - the heaven Luke 20:13 - I will Luke 22:70 - the Son Luke 23:35 - Christ John 1:34 - this John 3:35 - Father John 5:20 - the Father John 5:32 - is another John 6:27 - for him John 8:29 - for Romans 1:3 - his Son Romans 8:8 - please Romans 8:32 - that 2 Corinthians 1:19 - the Son Hebrews 1:2 - spoken Hebrews 10:6 - thou 1 John 5:7 - The Father 1 John 5:9 - for Revelation 2:18 - the Son Revelation 14:13 - a voice
Cross-References
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying,.... At the same time the heavens were opened, and the Spirit of God descended as a dove, and lighted on Christ, and whilst it abode upon him, an extraordinary voice was heard; hence the note of attention and admiration, "lo", is prefixed unto it, as before, to the opening of the heavens; being what was unusual and surprising; and as denoting something to be expressed of great moment and importance. The Jews, in order to render this circumstance less considerable, and to have it believed, that these voices from heaven heard in the time of Jesus, and in relation to him were common things, have invented a great many stories concerning
×ת ק×× ×ש×××, "the voice", or "the daughter of the voice from heaven"; which they pretend came in the room of prophecy: their t words are,
"after the death of the latter prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the holy Spirit departed from Israel, and thenceforwards they used "Bath Kol", the "voice". One time they were sitting in the chamber of the house of Guria in Jericho, and there came to them ×ת ק×× ×ש×××, "the voice from heaven", (saying;) there is one here, who is fit to have the Shekinah (or divine majesty) abide on him, as Moses our master; but because his generation was not worthy, therefore the wise men set their eyes on Hillell, the elder; and when he died, they said concerning him, this was a holy man, a meek man, a disciple of Ezra. Again, another time they were sitting in a chamber in Jabneh, and there came to them "the voice from heaven", (saying;) there is one here, who is fit to have the Shekinah dwell on him; but because his generation was not worthy, therefore the wise men set their eyes on Samuel the little.''
I have cited this passage at large, partly because, according to them, it fixes the date and use of "the voice"; and partly, because it affords instances of it, wherefore more need not be mentioned; for, it would be endless to repeat the several things spoken by it; such as encouraging Herod to rebel, and seize his master's kingdom u; forbidding Ben Uzziel to go on with his paraphrase on the Hagiographa, or holy books, when he had finished his Targum on the prophets w; declaring the words of Hillell and Shammai to be the words of the living God x; signifying the conception, birth, and death of y persons, and the like; all which seem to be mere fiction and imagination, diabolical delusions, or satanical imitations of this voice, that was now heard, in order to lessen the credit of it. But, to proceed; this extraordinary voice from heaven, which was formed in articulate sounds for the sake of John; and, according to the other Evangelists, was directed to Christ, Mark 1:11 expressed the following words, "this is my beloved Son". "This" person, who had been baptized in water, on whom the holy Spirit now rested, is no other than the Son of God in human nature; which he assumed, in order to be obedient to this, and the whole of his Father's will: he is his own proper "son", not by creation, as angels, and men; nor by adoption, as saints; nor by office, as magistrates; but in such a way of filiation as no other is: he is the natural, essential, and only begotten Son of God; his beloved Son, whom the Father loved from everlasting, as his own Son; the image of himself, of the same nature with him, and possessed of the same perfections; whom he loved, and continued to love in time, though clothed with human nature, and the infirmities of it; appearing in the likeness of sinful flesh; being in his state of humiliation, he loved him through it, and all sorrows and sufferings that attended it. Christ always was, and ever will be considered, both in his person as the Son of God, and in his office as mediator, the object of his love and delight; wherefore he adds,
in whom I am well pleased. Jehovah the Father took infinite delight and pleasure in him as his own Son, who lay in his bosom before all worlds; and was well pleased with him in his office relation, and capacity: he was both well pleased in him as his Son, and delighted in him as his servant, Isaiah 42:1 he was pleased with his assumption of human nature; with his whole obedience to the law; and with his bearing the penalty and curse of it, in the room and stead of his people: he was well pleased with and for his righteousness, sacrifice and atonement; whereby his law was fulfilled, and his justice satisfied. God is not only well pleased in, and with his Son, but with all his people, as considered in him; in him he loves them, takes delight in them, is pacified towards them, and graciously accepts of them. It would be almost unpardonable, not to take notice of the testimony here given to the doctrine of the Trinity; since a voice was heard from the "father" in heaven, bearing witness to "the Son" in human nature on earth, on whom "the Spirit" had descended and now abode. The ancients looked upon this as so clear and full a proof of this truth, that they were wont to say; Go to Jordan, and there learn the doctrine of the Trinity. Add to all this, that since this declaration was immediately upon the baptism of Christ, it shows that his Father highly approved of, and was well pleased with his submission to that ordinance; and which should be an encouraging motive to all believers to follow him in it.
t T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 11. 1. Sota, fol. 48. 2. Yoma. fol. 9. 2. u T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 3. 2. w Megilla, fol. 3. 1. x T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 3. 2. y T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 22. 1. T. Hieros. Sabbat. fol. 8. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A voice from heaven - A voice from God. This was probably heard by all who were present. This voice, or sound, was repeated on the mount of transfiguration, Matthew 17:5; Luke 9:35-36; 2 Peter 1:17. It was also heard just before his death, and was then supposed by many to be thunder, John 12:25-30. It was a public declaration that Jesus was the Messiah.
My beloved Son - This is the title which God himself gave to Jesus. It denotes the nearness of his relation to God, and the love of God for him, Hebrews 1:2. It implies that he was equal with God, Hebrews 1:5-8; John 10:29-33; John 19:7. The term âSonâ is expressive of love of the nearness of his relation to God, and of his dignity and equality with God.
I am well pleased - or, I am ever delighted. The language implies that he was constantly or uniformly well pleased with him; and in this solemn and public manner he expressed his approbation of him as the Redeemer of the world.
The baptism of Jesus has usually been regarded as a striking manifestation of the doctrine of the Trinity, or the doctrine that there are three Persons in the divine nature:
(1) There is the Person of âJesus Christ,â the Son of God, baptized in Jordan, elsewhere declared to be equal with God, John 10:30.
(2) The Holy Spirit descending in a bodily form upon the Saviour. The Holy Spirit is also equal with the Father, or is also God, Acts 5:3-4.
(3) The Father, addressing the Son, and declaring that He was well pleased with him.
It is impossible to explain this transaction consistently in any other way than by supposing that there are three equal Persons in the divine nature or essence, and that each of these sustains an important part in the work of redeeming people.
In the preaching of John the Baptist we are presented with an example of a faithful minister of God. Neither the wealth, the dignity, nor the power of his auditors deterred him from fearlessly declaring the truth respecting their character. He called things by their right names. He did not apologize for their sins. He set their transgressions fairly before them, and showed them faithfully and fearlessly what must be the consequence of a life of sin. So should all ministers of the Gospel preach. Rank, riches, and power should have nothing to do in shaping and gauging their ministry. In respectful terms, but without shrinking, all the truth of the Gospel must be spoken, or woe will follow the ambassador of Christ, 1 Corinthians 9:16.
In John we also have an example of humility. Blessed with great success, attended by the great and noble, and with nothing but principle to keep him from turning it to his advantage, he still kept himself out of view, and pointed to a far greater Personage at hand. So should every minister of Jesus, however successful, keep the Lamb of God in his eye, and be willing - nay, rejoice - to lay all his success and honors at Jesusâ feet.
Everything about the work of Jesus was wonderful. No person had before come into the world under such circumstances. God would not have attended the commencement of his life with such wonderful events if it had not been of the greatest moment to our race, and if he had not possessed a dignity above all prophets, kings, and priests. His ânameâ was to be called âWonderful, Councillor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace;â âof the increase of his government and peaceâ there was to be âno end;â âupon the throne of David and of his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice foreverâ Isaiah 9:6-7; and it was proper that a voice from heaven should declare that he was the long-promised prince and Saviour; that the angels should attend him, and the Holy Spirit signalize his baptism by his personal presence. And it is proper that we, for whom he came, should give to him our undivided affections, our time, our influence, our hearts, and our lives.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 3:17. In whom I am well pleased. — εν Ï ÎµÎ½Î´Î±ÎºÎ·Ïα in whom I have delighted - though it is supposed that the past tense is here used for the present: but Matthew 17:5. By this voice, and overshadowing of the Spirit, the mission of the Lord Jesus was publicly and solemnly accredited; God intimating that he had before delighted in him: the law, in all its ordinances, having pointed him out, for they could not be pleasing to God, but as they were fulfilled in, and showed forth, the Son of man, till, he came.
As the office of a herald is frequently alluded to in this chapter, and also in various other parts of the New Testament, I think it best to give a full account of it here, especially as the office of the ministers of the Gospel is represented by it. Such persons can best apply the different correspondences between their own and the herald's office.
At the Olympic and Isthmian games, heralds were persons of the utmost consequence and importance. Their office was: -
1. To proclaim from a scaffold, or elevated place, the combat that was to be entered on.
2. To summon the Agonistae, or contenders, to make their appearance, and to announce their names.
3. To specify the prize for which they were to contend.
4. To admonish and animate, with appropriate discourses, the athletae, or combatants.
5. To set before them, and explain, the laws of the agones, or contenders; that they might see that even the conqueror could not receive the crown or prize, unless he had strove lawfully.
6. After the conflict was ended, to bring the business before the judges, and, according to their determination, to proclaim the victor.
7. To deliver the prize to the conqueror, and to put the crown on his head, in the presence of the assembly.
8. They were the persons who convoked all solemn and religious assemblies, and brought forth, and often slew, the sacrifices offered on those occasions.
9. They frequently called the attention of the people, during the sacrifices, to the subject of devotion, with hoc age! ÏÎ¿Ï Ïο ÏÏαÏÏε: mind what you are about, don't be idle; think of nothing else. See PLUTARCH in Coriolanus.
The office, and nearly the word itself, was in use among the ancient Babylonians, as appears from Daniel 3:4, where the Chaldee word ×ר××× caroza, is rendered by the Septuagint κηÏÏ Î¾ kerux, and by our translation, very properly, herald. His business in the above place was to call an assembly of the people, for the purpose of public worship; to describe the object and nature of that worship, and the punishment to be inflicted on those who did not join in the worship, and properly assist in the solemnities of the occasion.
Daniel 3:4, is the only place in our translation, in which the word herald is used: but the word κηÏÏ Î¾, used by St. Paul, 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11, and by St. Peter, 2 Peter 3:5, is found in the Septuagint, Genesis 41:43, as well as in Daniel 3:4, and the verb κηÏÏ ÏÏÏ is found in different places of that version, and in a great number of places in the New Testament.
It is worthy of remark, that the office of the κηÏÏ Î¾, kerux, or herald, must have been anciently known, and indeed established, among the Egyptians: for in Genesis 41:43, where an account is given of the promotion of Joseph to the second place in the kingdom, where we say, And they cried before him, saying, Bow the knee; the Septuagint has και εκηÏÏ Î¾ÎµÎ½ εμÏÏοÏθεν Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï ÎºÎ·ÏÏ Î¾. And a HERALD made proclamation before him. As the Septuagint translated this for Ptolemy Philadelphus, the Egyptian king, and were in Egypt when they translated the law, we may safely infer that the office was not only known, but in use among the Egyptians, being denominated in their language ××רק abrek, which our translators, following the Vulgate, have rendered, Bow the knee; but which the Septuagint understood to be the title of an officer, who was the same among the Egyptians as the κηÏÏ Î¾ among the Greeks. This is a probable meaning of the word, which escaped me when I wrote the note on Genesis 41:43.
As every kind of office had some peculiar badge, or ensign, by which it was known among the ancients, so the heralds were known by generally carrying a caduceus. This was a rod with two spread wings at the top, and about which two serpents were entwined. The poets fabled that this rod was given by Apollo, the god of wisdom and music, to Mercury, the god of eloquence, and the messenger of the gods. To it wonderful properties are ascribed - especially that it produces sleep, and that it raises the dead. Who does not at once see, that the caduceus and its properties clearly point out the office, honour, and influence of the herald? As persons of strong voice, and ready speech, and copious eloquence, were always chosen for heralds, they were represented as endued with wisdom and eloquence from above. They lulled men to sleep, i.e. by their persuasive powers of speech, they calmed the turbulent dispositions of an inflamed populace, when proceeding to acts of rebellion and anarchy; or they roused the dormant zeal of the community, who, through long oppression, despairing of succour or relief, seemed careless about their best interests being stupidly resolved to sink under their burdens, and expect release only in death.
As to the caduceus itself, it was ever the emblem of peace among the ancients: the rod was the emblem of power; the two serpents, of wisdom and prudence; and the two wings, of diligence and despatch. The first idea of this wonderful rod seems to have been borrowed from the rod of Moses. Exodus 4:17.
The word κηÏÏ Î¾ kerux, or herald, here used, is evidently derived from κηÏÏ ÏÏειν, to proclaim, call aloud; and this from γηÏÏ Ï, the voice; because these persons were never employed in any business, but such only as could not be transacted but by the powers of speech, and the energy of ratiocination.
For the derivation of the word herald, we must look to the northern languages. Its meaning in Junius, Skinner, and Minshieu, are various, but not essentially different; they all seem to point out different parts of the herald's office.
1. In the Belgic, heer signifies army. Hence heer-alt, a senior officer, or general, in the army.
2. Or heer-held, the hero of the army: he who had distinguished himself most in his country's behalf.
3. Or from the Gallo-teutonic herr-haut, the high lord, because their persons were so universally respected, as we have already seen.
4. Or from the simple Teutonic herr-hold, he who is faithful to his lord.
5. And, lastly, according to Minshieu, from the verb hier-holden, stop here; because, in proclaiming peace, they arrested bloodshed and death, and prevented the farther progress of war.
These officers act an important part in all heroic history, and particularly in the Iliad and Odyssey, from which, as the subject is of so much importance, I shall make a few extracts.
I. Their character was sacred. Homer gives them the epithet of divine, θειοι.
----------δολÏν, ÎµÏ Î¼Î·Î´ÎµÎ¿Ï Ï Î¹Î¿Ï,
κηÏÏ ÎºÎ¿Ï Î¸ÎµÎ¹Î¿Î¹.
Iliad x. 315.
"Dolon, son of Eumedes, the divine herald."
They were also termed inviolable, αÏÏ Î»Î¿Î¹; also, great, admirable, c. In the first book of the Iliad, we have a proof of the respect paid to heralds, and the inviolability of their persons. Agamemnon commands the heralds, Talthybius and Eurybates, his faithful ministers, to go to the tent of Achilles, seize the young Briseis, and bring her to him. They reluctantly obey but, when they come into the presence of Achilles, knowing the injustice of their master's cause, they are afraid to announce their mission. Achilles, guessing their errand, thus addresses them:-
ΧαιÏεÏε, κηÏÏ ÎºÎµÏ, ÎÎ¹Î¿Ï Î±Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¿Î¹, ηδε και ανδÏÏν. κ. Ï. λ.
"Hail, O ye heralds, messengers of God and of men! come forward. I cannot blame you-Agamemnon only is culpable, who has sent you for the beautiful Briseis. But come, O godlike Patroclus, bring forth the damsel, and deliver her to them, that they may lead her away," c., Iliad i. 334, c.
II. Their functions were numerous they might enter without danger into besieged cities, or even into battles.
III. They convoked the assemblies of the leaders, according to the orders they received from the general or king.
IV. They commanded silence, when kings were to address the assembly, (Iliad xviii. 503. ÎηÏÏ ÎºÎµÏ Î´' αÏα λαÏν εÏηÏÏ Î¿Î½. See also Iliad ii. 280,) and delivered the sceptre into their hands, before they began their harangue.
Îν δ' αÏα κηÏÏ Î¾
ΧεÏÏι ÏκηÏÏÏον εθηκε, ÏιÏÏηÏαι Ï' ÎµÎºÎµÎ»ÎµÏ Ïεν.
Iliad xxiii. 567.
V. They were the carriers and executors of the royal commands, (Iliad i. 320,) and went in search of those who were summoned to appear, or whose presence was desired.
VI. They were entrusted with the most important missions and accompanied princes in the most difficult circumstances. Priam, when he went to Achilles, took no person besides a herald with him. (Iliad xxiv. 674, 689.) When Ulysses sent two of his companions to treat with the Lestrygons, he sent a herald at the same time. (Odys. x. 102.) Agamemnon, when he wished to soften Achilles, joined Eurybates and Hodius, his heralds, to the deputation of the princes. (Iliad ix. 170.)
VII. Heralds were employed to proclaim and publish whatever was to be known by the people. (Odys. xx. 276.)
VIII. They declared war and proclaimed peace. (Odys. xviii. 334.)
IX. They took part in all sacred ceremonies: they mingled the wine and water in the large bowls for the libations, which were made at the conclusion of treaties. They were the priests of the people in many cases; they led forth the victims, cut them in pieces, and divided them among those engaged in the sacrifices. (Odys. i. 109, c.)
X. In Odyssey lib. xvii., a herald presents a piece of flesh to Telemachus, and pours out his wine.
XI. They sometimes waited on princes at table, and rendered them many other personal services. (Iliad ii. 280 Odys. i. 143, c., 146, 153 ii. 6,38.) In the Iliad, lib. x. 3, Eurybates carries the clothes to Ulysses. And a herald of Alcinous conducts Demodocus, the singer, into the festive hall. (Odys. viii. 470.) Many others of their functions, services, and privileges, the reader may see, by consulting DAMM'S Homeric Lexicon, under κÏÏ.
