διάκτορος,ὁ, epith. of Hermes in Hom. ,
A.
δ. Ἀργεϊφόντης
Il. 2.103
, Od. 5.43 , etc.;δ.alone, ib. 12.390 , 15.319 ; Ζηνὸς δ.
AP 13.2
( Phaedim. ): variously expld. by ancient writers, cf. Nessas 2 , Corn. ND 16 , EM 268.10 , Eust. 182.8 , etc.: apptly. taken asminister,
= διάκονος , by A. Pr. 941 ; asmessenger(διάγων ἀλλελίας), by later poets,ὄρνι Διὸς δ.,of the eagle, AP 7.161 ( Antip.Sid. ); applied to Iris by Nonn. D. 31.107 ; to Athena, ib. 30.250 (so perh.of Athena's owl, Call. Fr. 164 ;πολέμων δ.,of a poet, Luc. Alex. 33 ); cf.συνδιάκτορος: used as neut.Adj., διάκτορα δηϊοτῆτος ἔγχεα
Nonn. D. 39.82
: cf.διάκτωρ.