Strong G2162εὐφημία
good report
- Transliteration
- euphēmia
- Pronunciation
- yoo-fay-mee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G2163; good language (euphemy) that is praise (repute): - good report.
Detailed definition
εὐφημία, -ας, ἡ
(εὔφημος), [in Sm.: Psa.42:5 47:2 100:2 126:2 *;]
good report, praise: opposite to δυσφημία, 2Co.6:8.†
(AS)
(εὔφημος), [in Sm.: Psa.42:5 47:2 100:2 126:2 *;]
good report, praise: opposite to δυσφημία, 2Co.6:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2162 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- report1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 6:8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
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+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 178; εὐ. ἐσχηκέναι πρός τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717c)]; εὐφημία ʼστω, εὐφημία ʼστω, as a proclamation of silence before a prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 295, compare “Av.” 959; so εὐφημίαν.. κηρύξας ἔχω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 893; Ταλθύβιος.. εὐφημίαν ἀνεῖπε καὶ σιγὴν στρατῷ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1564; μετ᾽ εὐ. διδάσκειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 949b; ἐν εὐ. χρὴ τελευτᾶν [prev. author] “Phd.” 117e; πρὸς εὐφημίαν τρεπέσθω 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Laps.” 17.)]
II in positive sense, auspiciousness, λόγων εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 608, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.169; πᾶσαν εὐ. παρειχόμην 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.19)]; especially a fair or honourable name for a bad thing, euphemism (as Εὐμενίδες, εὐφρόνη, etc.), δι᾽ εὐφημίας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 736a; εὐφημίας ἕνεκα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.92, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.449a.)]
II.2 falsa lectio for{εὐφωνία}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 175.)]
III prayer and praise, worship, offered to the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1469)]; ={εὐχή}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus2.149b; εὐξάμενον μετ᾽ εὐφημίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 2.14: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.35.)]
III.2 honour, good repute enjoyed by men, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 16,20)]; ἀθάνατος εὐ. D.S1.2; opposed to δυσφημία, [NT (NT.2Cor.6.8)]; ἀδιάλειπτος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.121e)]; ἡ ὕστερον εὐ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 31.20)]; τὴν παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀγαθὴν εὐ.good repute, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).860.39 (Tenos, 1st c.BC))]; ἡ ἐκ τῶν ξένων εὐ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 339.30 (Sestos, 2nd c.BC))]; panegyric, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 3.106a, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 62.3)]; ἡ εὐ. σου, as a form of address, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PLond.” 3.891.9 (4th c.AD))]; αἱ εὐ. plaudits, acclamations in a local senate, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 2110.2 (4th c.AD).)]
use of words of good omen, opposed to δυσφημία:
I abstinence from inauspicious language, religious silence, εὐφημίαν ἴσχε, ={εὐφήμει}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 178; εὐ. ἐσχηκέναι πρός τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717c)]; εὐφημία ʼστω, εὐφημία ʼστω, as a proclamation of silence before a prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 295, compare “Av.” 959; so εὐφημίαν.. κηρύξας ἔχω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 893; Ταλθύβιος.. εὐφημίαν ἀνεῖπε καὶ σιγὴν στρατῷ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1564; μετ᾽ εὐ. διδάσκειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 949b; ἐν εὐ. χρὴ τελευτᾶν [prev. author] “Phd.” 117e; πρὸς εὐφημίαν τρεπέσθω 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Laps.” 17.)]
II in positive sense, auspiciousness, λόγων εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 608, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.169; πᾶσαν εὐ. παρειχόμην 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.19)]; especially a fair or honourable name for a bad thing, euphemism (as Εὐμενίδες, εὐφρόνη, etc.), δι᾽ εὐφημίας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 736a; εὐφημίας ἕνεκα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.92, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.449a.)]
II.2 falsa lectio for{εὐφωνία}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 175.)]
III prayer and praise, worship, offered to the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1469)]; ={εὐχή}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus2.149b; εὐξάμενον μετ᾽ εὐφημίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 2.14: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.35.)]
III.2 honour, good repute enjoyed by men, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 16,20)]; ἀθάνατος εὐ. D.S1.2; opposed to δυσφημία, [NT (NT.2Cor.6.8)]; ἀδιάλειπτος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.121e)]; ἡ ὕστερον εὐ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 31.20)]; τὴν παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀγαθὴν εὐ.good repute, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).860.39 (Tenos, 1st c.BC))]; ἡ ἐκ τῶν ξένων εὐ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 339.30 (Sestos, 2nd c.BC))]; panegyric, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 3.106a, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 62.3)]; ἡ εὐ. σου, as a form of address, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PLond.” 3.891.9 (4th c.AD))]; αἱ εὐ. plaudits, acclamations in a local senate, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 2110.2 (4th c.AD).)]