θεοκῆρυξ
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
ῡκος, ὁ, A divine herald: in plural, name of a family at Eleutherae claiming descent from Talthybius, Id.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θεοκῆρυξ: (ἢ -ήρυξ) ῡκος, ὁ θεῖος κήρυξ· θεοκήρυκες, οἰκογένειά τις ἐν Ἐλευθεραῖς ἀξιοῦσα ὅτι κατάγεται ἐκ τοῦ Ταλθυβίου, Ἡσύχ.: - ἐπὶ τῶν Ἀποστόλων, Ἐκκλ.
