G1215
G1215 — δημηγορέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
demegoreo (day-may-gor-eh'-o) v.
1. to be a people-gatherer, i.e. to address a public assembly
[from a compound of G1218 and G58]
KJV: make an oration
Root(s): G1218, G58
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
make an oration
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δημηγορέω, δημηγόρω: (imperfect ἐδημηγορουν); (to be a δημηγόρος, from δῆμος and ἀγορεύω, to harangue the people); to address a public assembly, make a speech to the people: ἐδημηγόρει πρός αὐτούς (A. V. made an oration), Act 12:21. (Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, others. Pro 30:31 (); 4Ma 5:15.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δημηγορέω (make an oration)
Acts 12:21
- KJV: And upon a set day Herod arrayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them
- GK: τακτή δε ημέρα ο Ηρώδης ενδυσάμενος εσθήτα βασιλικήν και καθίσας επί του βήματος εδημηγόρει προς αυτούς