εὐφημέω
εὐφημ-έω, Dor.
εὐφᾱμέω,(
εὔφημος)
A). use words of good omen, opp. δυσφημέω:
I). avoid all unlucky words, during sacred rites: hence, as the surest mode of avoiding them,
keep a religious silence,
φέρτε δὲ χερσὶν ὕδωρ εὐφημῆσαί τε κέλεσθε Il. 9.171 , cf.
Call. Ap. 17 ,
18 , etc.; mostly imper.,
εὐφήμει, εὐφημεῖτε,
hush! be still!
Ar. Nu. 297 ,
Ach. 241 , al.;
οἱ δὲ ἀμβώσαντες μέγα εὐφημέειν μιν ἐκέλευον Hdt. 3.38 ;
εὐφημεῖν χρὴ τὸν πρεσβύτην Ar. Nu. 263 ;
εὐφήμει τοῦτό γε, ἦν δ’ ἐγώ Pl. Euthd. 301a , cf.
R. 329c ;
οὐκ εὐφημήσεις;
Id. Smp. 214d :— Pass.,
εὔφημον εἴη τοὖπος εὐφημουμένῃ since you
have been spoken fair,
A. Supp. 512 .
2). c. acc.,
honour by praise, speak well of,
θεούς Pl. Epin. 992d , cf.
X. Smp. 4.49 :— Pass.,
to be called by a mild name,
πολιτεία .. εὐφημούμενος λῆρος D.S. 37.17 ; also,
to be honoured,
Hp. Ep. 27 ,
CIG 4389 (Isauria);
to be applauded,
Ph. 2.589 ;
πρὸς πάντων -ηθείς Hdn. 2.3.11 ;
ὑπὸ ὄχλων Vett.Val. 38.25 .
ShortDef
to use words of good omen
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Headword (normalized):
εὐφημέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ευφημεω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-45399
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">εὐφημ-έω</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">εὐφᾱμέω</span>,(<span class="etym greek">εὔφημος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">use words of good omen</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">δυσφημέω</span>: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">avoid all unlucky words</span>, during sacred rites: hence, as the surest mode of avoiding them, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">keep a religious silence</span>, <span class="quote greek">φέρτε δὲ χερσὶν ὕδωρ εὐφημῆσαί τε κέλεσθε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:171" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.171/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.171 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 17 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:18/canonical-url/"> 18 </a>, etc.; mostly imper., <span class="foreign greek">εὐφήμει, εὐφημεῖτε</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hush! be still</span>! <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:297" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:297/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 297 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:241/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 241 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">οἱ δὲ ἀμβώσαντες μέγα εὐφημέειν μιν ἐκέλευον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.38 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εὐφημεῖν χρὴ τὸν πρεσβύτην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:263/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 263 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εὐφήμει τοῦτό γε, ἦν δ’ ἐγώ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:301a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:301a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Euthd.</span> 301a </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:329c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:329c/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 329c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οὐκ εὐφημήσεις</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:214d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:214d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 214d </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">εὔφημον εἴη τοὖπος εὐφημουμένῃ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">since</span> you <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">have been spoken fair</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:512" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:512/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 512 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shout in triumph</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:596" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:596/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 596 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1035" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1035/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 1035 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:758" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:758/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 758 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:5:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:5.49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 5.49 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. acc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">honour by praise, speak well of</span>, <span class="quote greek">θεούς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:992d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:992d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epin.</span> 992d </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4.49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 4.49 </a>:— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be called by a mild name</span>, <span class="quote greek">πολιτεία .. εὐφημούμενος λῆρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:37:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:37.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 37.17 </a> ; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be honoured</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg055:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg055:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 27 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 4389 </span> (Isauria); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be applauded</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.589/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.589 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς πάντων -ηθείς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:2:3:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:2:3:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 2.3.11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑπὸ ὄχλων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:38:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:38.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Vett.Val.</span> 38.25 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sound triumphantly</span>, <span class="quote greek">κέλαδος Ἑλλήνων πάρα .. ηὐφήμησεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:389" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:389/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 389 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὀλολυγμὸς εὐφημῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 28 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}