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agoreuein

Agoreuein (Greek αγορεύειν) is a Classical Greek verb meaning to harangue or to speak in a public assembly; to address the gathered people, especially in deliberative or judicial contexts. The term is built from agora, the assembly or marketplace, with a verb-forming suffix, and is closely related to αγορεύω, “to speak in public.”

In civic and rhetorical life, agoreuein denotes delivering a formal speech to persuade an audience, often before

Translations typically render agoreuein as “to harangue,” “to address the assembly,” or “to make a public speech.”

See also Greek rhetoric, agora, Attic speech, and notable statesmen and orators such as Demosthenes and Lysias.

the
Athenian
assembly,
a
court,
or
municipal
council.
The
act
encompasses
argument,
appeals
to
reason
or
emotion,
and
assertion
of
claims
before
a
public
body.
The
tone
and
reception
of
an
agoreuein
could
range
from
principled
persuasion
to
inflammatory
urging,
depending
on
the
speaker’s
aims
and
the
content
of
the
discourse.
The
infinitive
is
αγορεύειν,
and
the
term
is
encountered
in
a
variety
of
rhetorical
and
legal
passages.
Related
forms
and
nouns—such
as
those
for
a
public
speaker
or
haranguer—appear
in
Greek
literary
and
documentary
texts,
illustrating
the
social
and
political
function
of
public
address
in
ancient
Athens
and
other
Greek
communities.