Plato Greek Lexicon ἀγορεύω

ἀγορεύω

agoreuo

speak in the assembly, harangue

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγορεύω (ἀγορά), impf. ἠγόρευον, Ep.ἀγόρευον Il. 1.385: fut. -εύσω Hom., Alciphr. 3.52, Philostr. VA 4.45: aor. -ευσα Hom., D.H. 1.65, Luc. Pisc. 15: pf. -ευκα Lib. Or. 37.4: 1 aor. Pass. -εύθην (προσ-) Str. 3.3.5: in compds. these tenses and pf. Pass. -ευμαι are found in early Prose and Att. Inscrr., the simple vb. only in pres. and impf.:—A. speak in the assembly, harangue, freq. in Ep., ἀγορὰς ἀ. Il. 2.788; ἐν Ἀργείοις ἔπεα πτερόεντʼ ἀ. 23.535; ὣς Ἕκτωρ ἀγόρευε 8.542; τοῖσιν ἀ. address them, 1.571, al.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔπεα 24.142; ὀνειδίζων ἀ. Od. 18.380: in Att., of the crierʼs proclamation in the Ecclesia, τίς ἀγορεύειν βούλεται; who wishes to address the house? Ar. Ach. 45, D. 18.170, etc.; ἀ. ὡς . . Il. 1.109: c. inf., μή τιφόβονδʼ ἀγόρευε counsel me not to flight, Il 5.252; ἀ. μὴ στρατεύεσθαι Hdt. 7.10.αʹ 2. generally, speak, say, τοιαῦταπρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον Il. 5.274; κακόν τι ἀ. τινά Od. 18.15; κακῶς ἀ. τινά Arist. Fr. 417; ἀ. ὡς . . , ὅτι . . , Hdt. 3.156, Ar. Pl. 102; οὐκ ἠγόρευον; did I not say so? Id. Ach. 41, cf. S. OC 838; tell of, mention, τι Od. 2.318, 16.263, al.; ὑπὲρ τοῦ Διὸς ἀγορεύων speaking of Zeus, Pl. Lg. 776e: metaph., δέρμα θηρὸς ἀ. χειρῶν ἔργον tells a tale of . . Theoc. 25.175. 3. proclaim, Il. 1.385; πέμπων κήρυκα ἠγόρευέ σφι τάδε Hdt. 6.97:—Pass., ὁ πολίτης . . κακὸς ἀγορευέσθω Pl. Lg. 917d:— aor.Med., ἀγορεύσασθαι ὡς . . to have it proclaimed that . . , Hdt. 9.26:— ὁ νόμος ἀ. the law declares, Antipho 3.3.7, Lys. 9.9, Arist. Rh. 1354a22; ἀ. μὴ ποιεῖν Ar. Ra. 628; οὔνομα . . ἥδʼ ἀ. στήλη IG 2.2753. 4. Pass., to be delivered, λόγον καλὸν ἐπὶ τοῖς . . θαπτομένοις -εσθαι Th. 2.35.
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