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ἀγορά̄

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγορά̄ ἀγορᾶς

Structure: ἀγορ (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: a)gei/rw

Sense

  1. assembly, especially an assembly of the people (as opposed to a council, βουλή ‎(boulḗ))
  2. the place of assembly
  3. speech
  4. market
  5. things sold at market, provisions, supplies
  6. sale
  7. the time of market: midday

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἀναστήσομαι δὴ καὶ κυκλώσω ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἐν ταῖσ ἀγοραῖσ καὶ ἐν ταῖσ πλατείαισ, καὶ ζητήσω ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή μου. ἐζήτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτόν. (Septuagint, Canticum Canticorum 3:2)
  • ταῦτα γὰρ αὐτὰ πάσχουσιν ἐν ταῖσ ἀγοραῖσ ἡμέρασ μέσησ καὶ οἱ τὰσ πόλεισ ἐπιτετραμμένοι. (Lucian, Nigrinus, Nigrinou Fiaosofia 34:4)
  • εὑρήσετε δὲ παρὰ μὲν τοῖσ ἄλλοισ ἐν ταῖσ ἀγοραῖσ ἀθλητὰσ ἀνακειμένουσ, παρ’ ὑμῖν δὲ στρατηγοὺσ ἀγαθοὺσ καὶ τοὺσ τὸν τύραννον ἀποκτείναντασ. (Lycurgus, Speeches, 68:2)
  • κληροῦσι δὲ καὶ εὐθύνουσ ἕνα τῆσ φυλῆσ ἑκάστησ, καὶ παρέδρουσ β ἑκάστῳ τῶν εὐθύνων οἷσ ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι ταῖσ ἀγοραῖσ κατὰ τὸν ἐπώνυμον τὸν τῆσ φυλῆσ ἑκάστησ καθῆσθαι, κἄν τισ βούληταί τινι τῶν τὰσ εὐθύνασ ἐν τῷ δικαστηρίῳ δεδωκότων ἐντὸσ γ ἡμερῶν ἀφ’ ἧσ ἔδωκε τὰσ εὐθύνασ εὔθυναν ἄν τ’ ἰδίαν ἄν τε δημοσίαν ἐμβαλέσθαι, γράψασ εἰσ πινάκιον λελευκωμένον τοὔνομα τό θ’ αὑτοῦ καὶ τὸ τοῦ φεύγοντοσ, καὶ τὸ ἀδίκημ’ ὅ τι ἂν ἐγκαλῇ, καὶ τίμημα ἐπιγραψάμενοσ ὅ τι ἂν αὐτῷ δοκῇ, δίδωσιν τῷ εὐθύνῳ· (Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, work Ath. Pol., chapter 48 4:1)
  • διῃρημένων δὲ διχῇ κατὰ συγγένειαν τῶν ἐν τῇ Σαλαμῖνι κολάκων, ἀφ’ ὧν εἰσιν οἱ κατὰ τὴν ἄλλην Κύπρον κόλακεσ, τοὺσ μὲν Γεργίνουσ, τοὺσ δὲ Προμάλαγγασ προσαγορεύουσιν ὧν οἱ μὲν Γεργίνοι συναναμιγνύμενοι τοῖσ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν ἔν τε τοῖσ ἐργαστηρίοισ καὶ ταῖσ ἀγοραῖσ ὠτακουστοῦσι κατασκόπων ἔχοντεσ τάξιν, ὅ τι δ’ ἂν ἀκούσωσιν ἀναφέρουσιν ἑκάστησ ἡμέρασ πρὸσ τοὺσ καλουμένουσ ἄνακτασ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 6, book 6, chapter 67 2:6)

Synonyms

  1. assembly

  2. the place of assembly

  3. speech

  4. market

  5. things sold at market

  6. sale

  7. the time of market

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