ῥήτωρ

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ἀλλ' εἰ μὲν ἁγνόν ἐστί σοι Πειθοῦς σέβας, γλώσσης ἐμῆς μείλιγμα καὶ θελκτήριον → but if you have holy reverence for Persuasion, the sweetness and charm of my tongue

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Full diacritics: ῥήτωρ Medium diacritics: ῥήτωρ Low diacritics: ρήτωρ Capitals: ΡΗΤΩΡ
Transliteration A: rhḗtōr Transliteration B: rhētōr Transliteration C: ritor Beta Code: r(h/twr

English (LSJ)

ορος, ὁ, also ἡ Ar.Fr.945 (cf. Th.292): (ἐρῶ):—

   A public speaker, μύθων ῥήτορες E.Hec.124 (anap.), cf. Fr.597.4, Isoc.8.129, Arist. Top.149b25, Phld.Rh.2.272S., Plu.2.131a, etc.; esp. at Athens, οἱ ῥήτορες the public speakers in the ἐκκλησία, Ar.Ach.38,680, Eq.60, 358, al., Th.8.1, And.3.1, Lys.30.22, etc.; sg. prob. in IG12.45.21; οἱ δέκα ῥ. the Ten Attic Orators, Luc.Am.29; ὁ ῥ. 'par excellence' = Demosthenes, Hermog.Inv.4.1, al.    2 one who gives sentence, judge, S.Fr.1090.    3 advocate, POxy.37.4 (i A.D.), etc.    4 later, teacher of eloquence, rhetorician, OGI712 (Egypt), etc.    II as Adj., ῥ. λόγος oratory, IG2.1386.7.

German (Pape)

[Seite 841] ορος, ὁ, 1) der Redner, Sprecher; Soph. frg. 937; δισσῶν μύθων ῥήτορες ἦσαν, Eur. Hec. 126; Volksredner, Ar. oft u. in Prosa. – 2) später bes. der Lehrer der Beredtsamkeit, auch der Redekünstler, Prunkredner, rhetor, Plut. oft u. Folgde.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ῥήτωρ: -ορος, ὁ, ὡσαύτως ἡ Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 673· (*ῥέω, ἐρῶ)· -ὡς καὶ νῦν, ὁ δημοσίᾳ ἀγορεύων, δικηγόρος, Λατ. orator, ῥ. μύθων Εὐρ. Ἑκ. 126, κτλ.· μάλιστα ἐν Ἀθήναις, οἱ ῥήτορες, οἱ δημοσίᾳ ἀγορεύοντες ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ οἱ μετερχόμενοι τοῦτο τὸ ἐπάγγελμα πολλάκις προήγοντο εἰς τὰ ἀνώτατα ἀξιώματα τῆς πόλεως, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 38, 680, Ἱππ. 60, 358, κ. ἀλλ., Θουκ. 8. 1, Ἀνδοκ. 23. 31, Πλάτ., κλ.· συχν. ἐπὶ κακῆς σημασίας, Ἰσοκρ. 185Β, Ἀριστ. Τοπ. 6. 12, 5· οἱ δέκα ῥήτορες, οἱ Ἀττικοί, συνήθως ἐκδιδόμενοι ὁμοῦ, Λουκ. Ἔρωτες 29. 2) ἐν Σοφ. Ἀποσπάσμ. 937, ὁ ἐκδίδων ἀπόφασιν, δικαστής. 3) παρὰ μεταγεν. ἰδίως, διδάσκαλος τῆς ῥητορικῆς, ῥητοροδιδάσκαλος, Λατιν. rhetor, Πλούτ. 2. 131 Α, κτλ. ΙΙ. ὡς ἐπίθετ., ῥ. Λόγος Ἑλλ. Ἐπιγράμμ. 852. 7.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ορος (ὁ, ἡ)
1 orateur, particul. à Athènes orateur public dans l’assemblée ; abs.ῥήτωρ, l’orateur par excellence (Démosthène);
2 maître d’éloquence, rhéteur.
Étymologie: R. Ϝερ > Ϝρη-, Ῥη- parler ; v. εἴρω², *ῥέω.

English (Strong)

from ῥέω; a speaker, i.e. (by implication) a forensic advocate: orator.

Greek Monolingual

ὁ, Α
βλ. ρήτορας.

Greek Monotonic

ῥήτωρ: -ορος, ὁ (*ῥέω, ἐρῶ), δημόσιος ομιλητής, αγορητής, νομικός σύμβουλος, δικηγόρος, Λατ. orator, σε Ευρ. κ.λπ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ῥήτωρ: ορος ὁ (Arph. редко ἡ) εἴρω II]
1) повествователь, рассказчик (μύθων Eur.);
2) оратор, докладчик Thuc., Arph., Plut.: οἱ δέκα ῥήτορες Luc. десять (аттических) ораторов (см. δεκάς 1);
3) произносящий приговор, судья Soph.;
4) ритор, преподаватель ораторского искусства Plut.

Frisk Etymological English

-ορος
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: speaker, annunciator (S., E.), esp. orator in public, public speaker (Att.), master-speaker, discourse artist (late).
Compounds: Some rare a. late compp., e.g. φιλο-ρήτωρ who loves orators (Phld.).
Derivatives: ῥητορ-ίσκος denigr. dimin. (pap. IIp), -ικός oratorical, silver-tongued, rhetorical, -εύω, rarely w. κατα-, ἐπι- a.o., to act as an orator, to practice the art of oratory with -εία f. oratory, artful discourse (Att.). -ίζω id. (hell.). -- Beside it ῥητήρ, -ῆρος m. speaker (I 443, orator (AP 7, 579, metr. inscr.; metr. condit.?).
Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1162] *u̯erh₁- speak
Etymology: As profess. qualification ῥήτωρ was created by he Att. official language (Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 9); the orig. function as nom. ag. to εἴρω speak can still be seen in E. Hec. 124 (anap.) μύθων ῥήτορες, which combines with Hom. μύθων ῥητῆρα (Ι 443; doubtful attempt to give a semant. differentiation in Benveniste Noms d'agent 52ff. with further uncertain conclusions). -- S. 2. εἴρω.

Middle Liddell

ἐρέω, ἐρῶ]
a public speaker, pleader, Lat. orator, Eur., etc.