ῥητορ-εύω,
A. to be a public speaker, practise oratory, Isoc. Ep. 8.7 , Pl. Grg. 502d , Arist. Rh.Al. 1444a33 ;οἱ μετὰ γαστέρα -εύοντεςafterdinnerspeakers, 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, Str. 14.1.48 .