εὔφημ-ος,
Dor. εὔφᾱμος, ον, (φήμη)
I
1. uttering sounds of good omen, ἀετός Arist. HA 618b31: usu. in derived senses, I abstaining from inauspicious words, i.e. religiously silent, εὔφημον.. κοίμησον στόμα A. Ag. 1247; γλῶσσαν εὔ. φέρειν Id. Ch. 581; so perh. εὔ. γόοι Id. Fr. 40; εὐφάμου στόμα φροντίδος ἱέντες moving the lips of reverent thought, i.e. keeping a holy silence, S. OC 132 (lyr.); so ὑπ’ εὐφήμου βοῆς, i.e. in silence, Id. El. 630; εὔφημα φώνει, = εὐφήμει, Id. Aj. 362, 591, E. IT 687; εὔφημος ἴσθι S. Fr. 478; εὔ. πᾶς ἔστω λαός Ar. Th. 39 (anap.).
2. mild, softening (cf. εὐφημία 11.1, εὐφημισμός), ἐν-οτάτοις ὀνόμασι.. κατονομάζειν Pl. Alc. 2.140c; πρὸς τὸ -ότατον, Lat. in meliorem partem, Luc. Prom. [Eze 3:1-27]. Adv. Comp. - ότερον Eust. 1398.49.
3. fair-spoken, εἰς τὸ δαιμόνιον Phld. Piet. 18.
II in positive sense, fair-sounding, auspicious, μῦθοι Xenoph. 1.14; ἦμαρ A. Ag. 636; ἔπος Id. Supp. 512; εὔφημοι κέλαδοι E. Tr. 1072 (lyr.); εὔφαμον δ’ ἐπὶ βωμοῖς μοῦσαν θείατ’ ἀοιδοί A. Supp. 694 (lyr.); Μούσης ἀνοίγειν.. εὔφημον στόμα Ar. Av. 1719; εὔ. πόνοι pious, holy, E. Ion 134 (lyr.); δόμοι Id. Andr. 1144; ᾠδῆς γένος, ἐρωτήματα, Pl. Lg. 800e, Hp.Ma. 293a, cf. [Php 4:8]; πλοῦς Iamb. VP 3.16 (Sup.). Adv. - μως with or in words of good omen, h.Ap. 171 (dub. l.), A. Eu. 287, IG 12.108.55, Pl. Phdr. 265c: Comp. - ότερον Aristaenet. 2.9.
III laudatory, λόγοι εὔ. panegyrics, Plb. 31.3.4. (Also f.l. for εὔχυμος Aët. 5.58, for εὔφιμος Nic. Al. 275.)
εὔφημος euphēmos 1x
pr. of good omen, auspicious; hence, of good report, commendable, laudable, reputable, [Php 4:8]
G2163 — εὔφημος
ἐυφημον (εὖ and φήμη), sounding well; uttering words of good omen, speaking auspiciously: neuter plural εὔφημα, things spoken in a kindly spirit, with good-will to others, [Phi 4:8] (A. V. of good report (R. V. marginal reading gracious)). (In very diverse senses common in Greek writings from Aeschylus down.)
εὔφημος , - ον
( εὖ , φήμη ),
[in Sm .: [Psa 63:6];]
primarily, utter-ing words or sounds of good ome n, hence,
1. avoiding ill-omened words, religiously silent.
2. fair-sounding, auspicious ( R , mg ., gracious): [Php 4:8]. †