ἀγοραῖος

See also: αγοραίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγορά (agorá, “market”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡo.râi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡoˈrɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈrɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈre.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈre.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γοραῖος • (agoraîos) m (feminine ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓γοραῖον); first/second declension

in, of, or belonging to the market
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.$6
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 973
- 430 BCE, Euripides, Herakles' Children 70
- 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 297
- 110 CE – 180 CE, Pausianas Periegeta, Description of Greece 1.15.1
- 110 CE – 180 CE, Pausianas Periegeta, Description of Greece 5.15.4
- 110 CE – 180 CE, Pausianas Periegeta, Description of Greece 3.11.9
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 90
1. (of things)
  - 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 425C
frequenting the market
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 6.2.23
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 1291B.19
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 1291A.4
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.93
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.141
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Ways and Means 3.13
- 100 CE – 200 CE, Aelianus Tacticus, On Tactical Arrays of the Greeks 2.2
- 405 BCE, Aristophanes, The Frogs 1015
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 347C
- 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, Characters 6.2
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 17:5
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Aemilius Paulus 38
- 90 CE – 168 CE, Ptolemy, Euerg. 1
- 60 BCE – 7 BCE, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, The Art of Rhetoric 10.11
1. (of things) low, mean, common, vulgar
  - 421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 750
  - 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, Fragments 471
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1162B.26
  - 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 3.109D
proper to the market, skilled in, suited to public speaking
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Pericles 11
- 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 13.4.12
- 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 14.10.21
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 19:38
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, CG 4
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Mark Antony 24
- 117 CE – 181 CE, Aelius Aristides, Orations 50.94
- 170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 6.36

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γοραῖος; ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ; ᾰ̓γοραῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γοραῖος agoraîos	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ agoraíā	ᾰ̓γοραῖον agoraîon	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ agoraíā	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραῖοι agoraîoi	ᾰ̓γοραῖαι agoraîai	ᾰ̓γοραῖᾰ agoraîa
Genitive	ᾰ̓γοραίου agoraíou	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱς agoraíās	ᾰ̓γοραίου agoraíou	ᾰ̓γοραίοιν agoraíoin	ᾰ̓γοραίαιν agoraíain	ᾰ̓γοραίοιν agoraíoin	ᾰ̓γοραίων agoraíōn	ᾰ̓γοραίων agoraíōn	ᾰ̓γοραίων agoraíōn
Dative	ᾰ̓γοραίῳ agoraíōi	ᾰ̓γοραίᾳ agoraíāi	ᾰ̓γοραίῳ agoraíōi	ᾰ̓γοραίοιν agoraíoin	ᾰ̓γοραίαιν agoraíain	ᾰ̓γοραίοιν agoraíoin	ᾰ̓γοραίοις agoraíois	ᾰ̓γοραίαις agoraíais	ᾰ̓γοραίοις agoraíois
Accusative	ᾰ̓γοραῖον agoraîon	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱν agoraíān	ᾰ̓γοραῖον agoraîon	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ agoraíā	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραίους agoraíous	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱς agoraíās	ᾰ̓γοραῖᾰ agoraîa
Vocative	ᾰ̓γοραῖε agoraîe	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ agoraíā	ᾰ̓γοραῖον agoraîon	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραίᾱ agoraíā	ᾰ̓γοραίω agoraíō	ᾰ̓γοραῖοι agoraîoi	ᾰ̓γοραῖαι agoraîai	ᾰ̓γοραῖᾰ agoraîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γοραίως agoraíōs			ᾰ̓γοραιότερος agoraióteros			ᾰ̓γοραιότᾰτος agoraiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The feminine often takes the form of the masculine.

Descendants

Greek: αγοραίος (agoraíos)