πομπ-ός,ὁ, (πέμπω)
A. conductor, escort, guide,
Il. 13.416 , 24.153 , 182 , Od. 4.162 , Hdt. 1.121 , 122 ; epith. of Hermes (cf.πομπαῖος), A. Pers. 626 (anap.), S. OC 1548 ;πομποί attendants, guards,ib. 723 : fem.πομπός,ἡ, conductress,
Od. 4.826 .
2. c. gen. rei,τῆσδε προστροπῆς π. conveyor, carrier ofthese suppliant offerings, A. Ch. 86 ;π. ἴσθι τῶν ἐσθλῶν ἄνω(forπέμπε τὰ ἐσθλά) ib. 147 .
3. messenger, envoy,
S. OT 289 , OC 70 , Tr. 617 .
II. asAdj.,π. ἀρχαί conductingchiefs, A. Ag. 124 (lyr.);π. [ἄνεμος] Ael. NA 3.13 ;πῦρ π. signal, beaconfire, A. Ag. 299 .