εὐφημ-ία, ἡ,
use of words of good omen, opposed to δυσφημία:
I)
abstinence from inauspicious language, religious silence, εὐφημίαν ἴσχε, ={εὐφήμει}, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐφημία ʼστω, εὐφημία ʼστω, as a proclamation of
silence before a prayer, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) in positive sense,
auspiciousness, λόγων εὐ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially
a fair or
honourable name for a bad thing,
euphemism (as Εὐμενίδες, εὐφρόνη, etc.), δι᾽ εὐφημίας [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
falsa lectio for{εὐφωνία}, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III)
prayer and praise, worship, offered to the gods, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ={εὐχή}, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
honour, good repute enjoyed by men, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἀθάνατος εὐ. D.S1.2; opposed to δυσφημία, [
NT]; ἀδιάλειπτος [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἡ ὕστερον εὐ. [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὴν παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀγαθὴν εὐ.good
repute, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἡ ἐκ τῶν ξένων εὐ. [
Refs 2nd c.BC+];
panegyric, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἡ εὐ. σου, as a form of address, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]; αἱ εὐ.
plaudits, acclamations in a local senate, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]