Scaife ATLAS

εὐφημέω εὔφημος to use words of good omen, opp. to δυσφημέω: to avoid all unlucky words, Horaceʼs male ominatis parcere verbis: hence, to keep a religious silence, Il., Hdt., etc.; Imperat., εὐφήμει, εὐφημεῖτε hush! be still! Lat. favete linguis, Ar., Plat. to shout in praise or honour of any one, or in triumph, Aesch., Ar. c. acc. to honour by praise, speak well of, Xen. to sound triumphantly, Aesch.

ShortDef

to use words of good omen

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Headword:

εὐφημέω

Headword (normalized):

εὐφημέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ευφημεω

IDX:

14153

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14159

Key:

eu)fhme/w

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