II. of things,collect, gather, δημόθεν ἄλφιτα . . καὶ αἴθοπα οἶνον ἀγείρας
Od. 19.197
; πολὺν βίοτον καὶ χρυσὸν ἀγείρων
3.301
; πολλὰ δ' ἄγειρα χρήματα
14.285
:—so in Med. , ἀγειρόμενοι κατὰ δῆμον
13.14
.
2. collect by begging, ὡς ἂν πύρνα κατὰ μνηστῆρας ἀγείροι
17.362
, cf. Hdt. 1.61 ; ἀφ' ὧν ἀγείρει καὶ προσαιτεῖ
D. 8.26
:—abs.,collect moneyfor the gods,Νύμφαις ἀ. A. Fr. 168 , cf. Hdt. 4.35 , Pl. R. 381d , SIG 1015.26 (Halicarnassus); esp. for Cybele, Luc. Alex. 13 , cf.μητραγύρτης:—abs.,go aboutbegging, Philostr. VA 5.7 , Man. 6.299 , Max.Tyr. 19.3 , etc.
3. put things together, accumulate arguments, as in a speech, A. Ch. 638 .