ῥήτωρ
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
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.
