ἀγοραῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰγ], ον, (fem. <b class="b3">-αία</b> epith. of Artemis and Athena, v. infr.):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[in]], [[of]], or [[belonging to the]] <b class="b3">ἀγορά, Ζεὺς Ἀ</b>. as [[guardian of popular assemblies]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.46</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>973</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>70</span>; <b class="b3">Ἑρμῆς Ἀ</b>. as [[patron of traffic]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>297</span>, cf. <span class="title">IPE</span>12.128 (Olbia), <span class="title">IG</span>12(8).67 (Thasos), <span class="bibl">Paus.1.15.1</span>; <b class="b3">Ἄρτεμις Ἀ</b>. at Olympia, <span class="bibl">Id.5.15.4</span>; <b class="b3">Ἀθηνᾶ Ἀ</b>. at Sparta, <span class="bibl">Id.3.11.9</span>; generally, θεοὶ ἀ. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>90</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, <b class="b3">τὰ ἀ</b>. <b class="b2">details of market-business</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>425c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[frequenting the market]], ὁ ἀ. ὄχλος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.2.23</span>; δήμου εἶδος <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1291b19</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τὸ ἀ. πλῆθος . . τὸ περὶ τὰς πράσεις καὶ τὰς ὠνὰς καὶ τὰς ἐμπορίας καὶ καπηλείας διατρῖβον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1291a4</span>:—<b class="b3">ἀγοραῖοι</b> (with or without <b class="b3">ἄνθρωποι</b>), οἱ, [[those who frequented the]] <b class="b3">ἀγορά</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.93</span>, <span class="bibl">2.141</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἔμποροι</b>, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Vect.</span>3.13</span>, but = [[traders]] (i.e. [[sutlers]]), <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">Tact.</span>2.2</span>:—hence, <b class="b2">the common sort, low fellows</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1015</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>347c</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Char.</span>6.2</span>; of agitators, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>17.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Aem.</span>38</span>: Comp., [[the baser sort]], Ptol. Euerg.<span class="bibl">1</span>. Adv. -αίως, λέγειν <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Rh.</span>10.11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, [[vulgar]], σκώμματα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>750</span>; τοὺς νοῦς ἀ. ἧττον . . ποιῶ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>471</span>; <b class="b3">ἀ. φιλία</b> (opp. <b class="b3">ἐλευθέριος</b>) <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1162b26</span>; [[common]], ἄρτοι Lync. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.3.109d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> generally, [[proper to the]] <b class="b3">ἀγορά</b>, <b class="b2">skilled in, suited for forensic speaking</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Per.</span>11</span>, al.:—<b class="b3">ἀγοραος</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἡμέρα</b>) <b class="b2">court-day, assize</b>, τὰς ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Str.13.4.12</span>; <b class="b3">ἄγειν τὴν ἀ</b>. Epist. Galb. ap. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>14.10.21</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>19.38</span>, <span class="title">IGRom.</span>4.790. Adv. <b class="b3">-ως</b> [[in forensic style]], <span class="bibl">Plu. <span class="title">CG</span>4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ant.</span>24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ἀγοραῖος, ὁ</b>, = [[tabellio]], [[notary]], <span class="bibl">Aristid.<span class="title">Or.</span>50(26).94</span>, <span class="title">Edict.Diocl.</span>7.41, <span class="title">Gloss.</span>; also, [[pleader]], [[advocate]], in pl., <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span> 6.36</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">ἀγοραῖος, ἡ</b>, <b class="b2">market-day</b>, IGRom.4.1381 (Lydia). (The distn. <b class="b3">ἀγόραιος</b> [[vulgar]], <b class="b3">ἀγοραῖος</b> [[public speaker]], drawn by Ammon., etc., is prob. fictitious.)</span>