ἄγγαρος
ἔνδον γὰρ ἁνὴρ ἄρτι τυγχάνει, κάρα στάζων ἱδρῶτι καὶ χέρας ξιφοκτόνους → yes, the man is now inside, his face and hands that have slaughtered with the sword dripping with sweat
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.
