ἀγοραῖος (rarely ), (ἀγορά), relating to the marketplace; 1. frequenting the market-place (either transacting business, as the κάπηλοί, or) sauntering idly (Latinsubrostranus,subbasilicanus, german Pfiastertreter, our loafer): Act_17:5 (Plato, Prot. 347 c. ἀγοραῖοι καί φαῦλοι, Aristophanes ran. 1015, others). 2. of affairs usually transacted in the marketplace: ἀγοραῖοι (namely, ἡμέραι (Winer's grammar, 590 (549)) or σύνοδοι (Meyer and others)) ἄγονται, judicial days or assemblies (A. V. marginal reading court-days), Act_19:38 (τὰς ἀγοραίους ποιεῖσθαι, Strabo 13, p. 932), but many think we ought to read ἀγοραῖοι here, so g L cf. Winers grammar, 53 (52); but see (Alford and Tdf. at the passage; Lipsius, gram. Untersuch., p. 26;) Meyer on Act_17:5; göttling, p. 297; (Chandler edition 1, p. 269).

ἀγοραῖος agoraios 2x one who visits the forum; a lounger, one who idles away his time in public places, a low fellow, Act_17:5 ; pertaining to the forum, judicial; ἀγόραιοι , court days, Act_19:38

* ἀγοραῖος , -ον ( <ἀγορά ), 1. frequenting the ἀγορά , a lounger in th e ἀγορά ( Xen ., al. ): Act_17:5 . 2. In late writers ( Strab ., al. ), proper to the ἀγορά : ἀγοραῖοι ( sc . ἥμεραι ) ἄγονται ( cf. Lat. conventus agere), court-days are kept, Act_19:38 (for exx . of both usages, v. MM , VGT , s.v. ).†

ἀγοραῖος [page 6] Prof. Lake ( Earlier Epistles of St. Paul , p. 69 n .1 ) regards ἀγοραίων in Act_17:5 as agitators, in view of Plutarch Aemil. Paul. 38, ἀνθρώπους ἀγεννεῖς καὶ δεδουλευκότας , ἀγοραίους δὲ καὶ δυναμένους ὄχλον συναγαγεῖν , a neat double parallel. In Syll 553 .63 (ii/B.C.) it is used of merchants, dealers. The grammarian Ammonius (iv/A.D.) would distinguish ἀγοραῖος = ἐν ἀγορᾷ τιμώμενος from ἀγόραιος = ἐν ἀγορᾷ τεθραμμένος : Crφnert remarks that the MSS. vary. For the special use seen in Act_19:38 , ἀγοραῖοι ἄγονται καὶ ἀνθύπατοί εἰσιν , Wilcken ( Archiv iv. l.c. under ἀγορά ) can only cite from the papyri P Oxy III. 471 .126 (an advocate s speech, ii/A.D.) [τὰ ] τοῦ . [. . . . .] ἀγοραίου κριτήρ [ια , where it is derived from ἀγορά = forum. (He quotes a striking parallel to the whole phrase of Ac l.c. from P Flor I. 61 .46 (A.D. 86 8) ὅπου διαλογισμοὶ καὶ ἡγέμονες παραγενόμενοι .) In OGIS 484 .60 (ii/A.D.), however, an imperial rescript addressed to the Pergamenes, we find ταῖς ἀγοραίοις πιπρασκομένων : unfortunately there are gaps on each side, but the gender shows ἡμέραι is understood, denoting in this connexion market days. See also Ramsay s notes on the ἀγοραία (σύνοδος ), conventus iuridicus , at Apamea, C. and B. nos. 294, 295 (ii. p. 461, also p. 428) : also Cagnat IV. 790 and note.

ἀγοραῖος "in, of, or belonging to the ἀγορά", Hdt. , attic; Ἑρμῆς Ἀγ. as "patron of traffick", Ar. "frequenting the market", etc.; ἀγοραῖοι, οἱ, "loungers in the market", Lat. circumforanei, subrostrani, Hdt. ; hence generally, "the common sort, low fellows", Ar. , Plat. , etc. of things, "low, mean, vulgar", Ar. generally, "proper to the ἀγορά, skilled in, suited to forensic speaking", Plut. ἀγοραῖος (sc. ἡμέρα), "a court-day", Strab. , NTest. adv. -ως, "in forensic style", Plut.

ἀγοραῖος, -ον (ἀγορά), __1. frequenting the ἀγορά , a lounger in the ἀγορά (Xen., al.): Act.17:5. __2. In late writers (Strab., al.), proper to the ἀγορά : ἀγοραῖοι (sc. ἥμεραι) ἀγονται (cf. Lat. conventus agere), court-days are kept, Act.19:38 (for exx. of both usages, see MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)