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ἀγορά [ᾰγ],ᾶς, Ion.
ἀγορή,ῆς,ἡ, (ἀγείρω):—
A. assembly, esp.of the People, opp. the Council of Chiefs, Il. 2.93 , Od. 2.69 , etc.;τοῖσιν δ' οὔτ' ἀγοραὶ βουληφόροι(sc.Κυκλώπεσσι) Od. 9.112 ; ὀρθῶν ἑσταότων ἀ γένετ' οὐδέ τις ἔτλη ἕζεσθαι
Il. 18.246
;ἀ. Πυλάτιδες, of theAmphictyonic Councilat Pylae, S. Tr. 638 , cf. Ion Eleg. 1.3 ; μακάρων ἀ.
Pi. I. 8(7).29
, cf. AB 210 ;ἀγορήνδε καλέσσασθαι, κηρύσσειν, Il. 1.54 , 2.51 ;ἀγορὴν ποιήσασθαι, θέσθαι, Il. 8.489 , Od. 9.171 ;εἰς ἀ. ἰέναι, ἀγέρεσθαι, 8.12 , Il. 18.245 ; ἀγορήνδε καθέζεσθαι
Od. 1.372
.—Not common in Prose, ἀγορὰν συνάγειν, συλλέγειν
X. An. 5.7.3
; ποιῆσαι
Aeschin. 3.27
; ἀγορὰς ποιεῖσθαι
Hyp. Fr. 150
: of the assembly in Attic demes, D. 44.36 , IG 2.585 , al.; ἀ. συνέδριον φυλετῶν καὶ δημοτῶν
: in late Prose,ἀ. δικῶν προθεῖναι, καταστήσασθαι,=Lat.conventus agere, Luc.
4 , 12 :meeting for games, Pi. N. 3.14 : metaph., μυρμήκων ἀ.
: prov.,θεῶν ἀ.'Babel', Suid. , etc.
II. place of assembly, τοὺς δ' εὗρ' εἰν ἀγορῇ
, cf. Od. 6.266 ; pl., Od. 8.16 ; οὔτε . . εἰς ἀ. ἔρχεται οὔτε δίκας
2. market-place, perh. not earlier than Hom.Epigr. 14.5
πολλὰ μὲν εἰν ἀγορῇ πωλεύμενα, πολλὰ δ' ἀγυιαῖς; freq. in later authors, πρυμνοῖς ἀγορᾶς ἔπι
; θεοὶ . . ἀγορᾶς ἐπίσκοποι
; ἀγορᾷ οὐδὲ ἄστει δέχεσθαι
; ὀλιγάκις . . ἀγορᾶς χραίνων κύκλον
;οἱ ἐκ τῆς ἀ. marketpeople, X. An. 1.2.18 ; ἐξ ἀγορᾶς εἶ
, etc.;εἰς ἀ. ἐμβάλλεινto go intothe forum, i. e. be a citizen, Lycurg. 5 ;ἐν τῇ ἀ. ἐργάζεσθαιto trade inthe market, D. 57.31 ;εἰς τὴν ἀ. χειροτονεῖν(opp.ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον) 'forthe market', Id. 4.26 ; the RomanForum, D.H. 5.48 .
III. business of the ἀγορά:
1. public speaking, gift of speaking, mostly in pl.,ἔσχ' ἀγοράωνwithheld himfrom speaking, Il. 2.275 ;οἱ δ' ἀγορὰς ἀγόρευονib. 788 , cf. Od. 4.818 ; ᾠδὴν ἀντ' ἀγορῆς θέμενος
2. market, ἀγορὰν παρασκευάζειν
, X. HG 3.4.11 ; ἀ. παρέχειν
, etc.; opp.ἀγορᾷ χρῆσθαιto havesupplies, ib. 7.6.24 ; τῆς ἀ. εἴργεσθαι
, Plu. Per. 29 ;ἀ. ἐλευθέρα, i. e.καθαρὰ τῶν ὠνίων πάντων, Arist. Pol. 1331a31 , cf. X. Cyr. 1.2.3 ; opp. ἀ. ἀναγκαία
; generally,provisions, supplies,
(iii B. C.), al.; in pl., Nic.Dam. p.6.17
D. ;ἀγορὰς περικόπτεινcut offsupplies, D.H. 10.43 .
b. market, sale,ἀ. τῶν βιβλίων, τῶν παρθένων, Luc. Ind. 19 , Ael. VH 4.1 , cf. Nicoch. 7 .
IV. as a mark of time,ἀ. πλήθουσα the forenoon, when the market-place was full, ἀγορῆς πληθυούσης
, cf. SIG 695.38 ( Magn. Mae.);περὶor ἀμφὶ ἀ. πλήθουσαν
, cf. Th. 8.92 ; also ἀγορῆς πληθώρη
, 7.223 ; poet., ἐν ἀ. πλήθοντος ὄχλου
:ἀγορῆς διάλυσις the time just after mid-day, when they went home from market, Hdt. 3.104 , cf. X. Oec. 12.1 .
V. marketday,=Lat.nundinae, D.H. 7.58 .
References
- Il. 2.93
- Od. 2.69
- Od. 9.112
- Il. 18.246
- S. Tr. 638
- 1.3
- Pi. I. 8(7).29
- AB 210
- Il. 1.54
- 2.51
- Il. 8.489
- Od. 9.171
- 8.12
- Il. 18.245
- Od. 1.372
- X. An. 5.7.3
- Aeschin. 3.27
- Hyp. Fr. 150
- D. 44.36
- IG 2.585
- AB 327
- Luc.
- 4
- 12
- Pi. N. 3.14
- Luc. Icar. 19
- Suid.
- Il. 7.382
- 11.807
- Od. 6.266
- Od. 8.16
- Thgn. 268
- Hom.Epigr. 14.5
- Pi. P. 5.93
- A. Th. 272
- S. Tr. 424
- Th. 6.44
- E. Or. 919
- X. An. 1.2.18
- Ar. Eq. 181
- Lycurg. 5
- D. 57.31
- Id. 4.26
- D.H. 5.48
- Il. 2.275
- 788
- Od. 4.818
- Sol. 1
- Th. 7.40
- X. HG 3.4.11
- X. An. 5.7.33
- 7.6.24
- Th. 1.67
- Plu. Per. 29
- Arist. Pol. 1331a31
- X. Cyr. 1.2.3
- Arist. Pol. 1331b11
- PPetr. 3p.131
- PS 14.354
- p.6.17
- D.
- D.H. 10.43
- Luc. Ind. 19
- Ael. VH 4.1
- Nicoch. 7
- Hdt. 4.181
- X. Mem. 1.1.10
- SIG 695.38
- Magn.
- X. An. 2.1.7
- 1.8.1
- Pl. Grg. 469d
- Th. 8.92
- Hdt. 2.173
- 7.223
- Pi. P. 4.85
- Pherecr. 29
- Hdt. 3.104
- X. Oec. 12.1
- D.H. 7.58
