Kerux identifies a preacher, named in appointments alongside apostolic and teaching work and in Noah’s relation to righteousness.

The term identifies a preacher: in 1 Timothy 2:7 and 2 Timothy 1:11 it stands in appointment statements alongside apostle and teacher, while 2 Peter 2:5 applies it to Noah in connection with righteousness.

1. A person identified by preaching · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 2:7 and 2 Timothy 1:11, the nominative form κῆρυξ occurs in statements that the speaker was appointed alongside an apostle and a teacher; the APB renders those clauses with “a preacher.” In 2 Peter 2:5, the accusative κήρυκα identifies Noah in the clause the APB renders “Noah, a preacher of righteousness.”

   1 Timothy 2:72 Peter 2:52 Timothy 1:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the term as “preacher,” including “a preacher of righteousness” for Noah in 2 Peter 2:5. The surrounding descriptions should not be treated as separate English renderings of the term.