to be a public speaker, practise oratory, speakers, to be spoken, was setting forth
to be a public speaker, practise oratory, Isoc. Ep. 8.7, Pl. Grg. 502d, Arist. Rh.Al. 1444a33; οἱ μετὰ γαστέρα -εύοντες afterdinner speakers, Ph. 1.156; ῥ. καὶ πολιτεύεσθαι Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.175; opp. πολιτεύεσθαι, Nausiph. 2:—Pass., of the speech, to be spoken, τοὺς μὲν [λόγους] ῥητορεύεσθαι, τοὺς δὲ γεγράφθαι Isoc. 5.25:—later in Act. c. acc., τὴν ἐπεσταλμένην πρεσβείαν ἐρρητόρευε was setting forth, Luc. Laps. 2.
II teach oratory
teach oratory, Str. 14.1.48.