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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
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἀγορά̄ ἀγορᾱ́ ἀγοραί
Genitive ἀγορᾶς ἀγοραῖν ἀγορῶν
Dative ἀγορᾷ ἀγοραῖν ἀγοραῖς
Accusative ἀγορᾱ́ν ἀγορᾱ́ ἀγορᾱ́ς
Vocative ἀγορᾱ́ ἀγορᾱ́ ἀγοραί

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

  • ὡσ εἴ γε τὸ κεκτῆσθαι τὰ βιβλία καὶ πεπαιδευμένον ἀπέφαινε τὸν ἔχοντα, πολλοῦ ἂν ὡσ ἀληθῶσ τὸ κτῆμα ἦν ἄξιον καὶ μόνων ὑμῶν τῶν πλουσίων, εἰ ὥσπερ ἐξ ἀγορᾶσ ἦν πριάσθαι τοὺσ πένητασ ἡμᾶσ ὑπερβάλλοντασ. (Lucian, Adversus indoctum et libros multos ementem, (no name) 4:6)
  • ἐξ ἀγορᾶσ μὲν ἥκω σοι, ὦ Πάμφιλε· (Lucian, Eunuchus, (no name) 1:3)
  • ἠδίκηται ἡ ἀθλία τὰ μέγιστα ὑπὸ τῆσ Ἀκαδημείασ ἐμοῦ, ἀνδράποδον ὃ μόνον εἶχεν εὔνουν καὶ πιστὸν αὐτῇ, μηδὲν αἰσχρὸν ὧν προστάξειεν οἰόμενον, ἀφαιρεθεῖσα τὸν Πολέμωνα ἐκεῖνον, ὃσ μεθ’ ἡμέραν ἐκώμαζεν διὰ τῆσ ἀγορᾶσ μέσησ, ψαλτρίαν ἔχων καὶ κατᾳδόμενοσ ἑώθεν εἰσ ἑσπέραν, μεθύων ἀεὶ καὶ κραιπαλῶν καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῖσ στεφάνοισ διηνθισμένοσ. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 16:3)
  • περιῄει γὰρ ἑώθεν ὁ ἄθλιοσ ἐστεφανωμένοσ, κραιπαλῶν, διὰ τῆσ ἀγορᾶσ μέσησ καταυλούμενοσ, οὐδέποτε νήφων, κωμάζων ἐπὶ πάντασ, ὕβρισ τῶν προγόνων καὶ τῆσ πόλεωσ ὅλησ καί γέλωσ τοῖσ ξένοισ. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 17:3)
  • μάλιστα δὲ ἐμέμνητο τῶν ἐπὶ μισθῷ φιλοσοφούντων καὶ τὴν ἀρετὴν ὤνιον ὥσπερ ἐξ ἀγορᾶσ προτιθέντων ἐργαστήρια γοῦν ἐκάλει καὶ καπηλεῖα τὰσ τούτων διατριβάσ· (Lucian, Nigrinus, Nigrinou Fiaosofia 25:5)
  • καὶ νῦν γνωστὸν ἔστω τῷ κυρίῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅτι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀναβάντεσ παῤ ὑμῶν πρὸσ ἡμᾶσ ἐλθόντεσ εἰσ Ἱερουσαλήμ, τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἀποστάτιν καὶ πονηρὰν οἰκοδομοῦσι, τάσ τε ἀγορὰσ αὐτῆσ καὶ τὰ τείχη θεραπεύουσι καὶ ναὸν ὑποβάλλονται. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 2:17)

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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