Demegoreo describes Herod addressing those before him from the judgment seat.

The attested use describes a public address: in Acts 12:21, Herod is seated on the judgment seat and addresses those before him.

1. Addressing an assembled audience · dominant

   In Acts 12:21, the imperfect active indicative form occurs as Herod sits on the judgment seat and addresses those before him; the APB renders the clause “was giving a speech to them.”

   Acts 12:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 12:21, the APB presents the action as “was giving a speech to them.” This wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating each feature of the Greek form.