ἀγορεύω (agoreuo)

Where it lives

For The Soldier 2 · 23.07/10k
Odyssey 102 · 11.73/10k
Iliad 64 · 5.74/10k
Thesmophoriazusae 3 · 4.26/10k
Electra 3 · 3.97/10k
Works and Days 2 · 3.47/10k
Acharnians 2 · 2.82/10k
Against Agoratus 1 · 2.09/10k
Phoenissae 2 · 2.07/10k
Orestes 2 · 2.04/10k
Archidamus 1 · 1.63/10k
Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k

Densest 12 of 30 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἀγορ-εύω · agor-euō — LSJ

speak in the assembly, harangue, address, to address the house?, counsel

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 τι φόβονδʼ ἀγόρευε counsel me not to flight, Il. 5.252; ἀ. μὴ στρατεύεσθαι Hdt. 7.10.αʹ

2 speak, say, did I not say so?, tell of, mention, speaking, tells a tale of

generally, speak, say, τοιαῦτα πρὸς 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, to have, proclaimed, declares

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 to be delivered

Pass., to be delivered, λόγον καλὸν ἐπὶ τοῖς . . θαπτομένοις -εσθαι Th. 2.35.

In the wild

ἠγόρευον · ēgoreuon Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 19)
ἀγορεύειν · agoreuein Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 24)
ἠγορεύετε · ēgoreuete Aristophanes, Clouds (DIORISIS sentence 1124)
ἀγορεύειν · agoreuein Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 130 (DIORISIS sentence 86)
ἀγορεύω · agoreuō Aristophanes, Frogs 628
ἠγόρευον · ēgoreuon Aristophanes, Plutus (DIORISIS sentence 85)

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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