ἄγγαρος

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English (LSJ)

ὁ, in Persia,

   A mounted courier, for carrying royal dispatches, Hdt.3.126, X.Cyr.8.6.17, Theopomp. Hist. 106, etc.    2 term of abuse ( = φορτηγός), ἄ. ὄλεθρος Men. 2 D., cf. Lib. Or.1.129.    II as Adj., ἄ. πῦρ the courier flame, of beacon fires, A.Ag. 282; ἄ. ἡμίονοι posting-mules, Lib. Or.18.143. (Assyr. agarru, 'hired labourer'.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 10] ὁ (pers. W.), reitende Boten, welche stationsweise durch ganz Persien standen, um königliche Botschaften zu befördern, erster Anfang einer Posteinrichtung, s. Her. 8, 98; Xen. Cyr. 8, 6, 17; Suid. οἱ ἐκ διαδοχῆς γραμματοφόροι. Daher Aesch. ἄγγαρον πῦρ (von Warte zu Warte fortgepflanztes) Signalfeuer, Ag. 273.