Lexical Definition

‎εὐφημία‎ euphēmía (yoo-fay-mee'-ah) good report ^G:N-F
from ‎εὔφημος‎

good report.

• good language ("euphemy"), i.e. praise (repute)

Abbott-Smith

** εὐφημία, -ας, ἡ (< εὔφημος), [in Sm.: Ps 41 (42):5* 46 (47):2* 99 (100):2* 125 (126):2* * ;]
good report, praise: opp. to δυσφημία, II Co 6:8.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

εὐφημία-ία, ἡ,

use of words of good omen, opposed to δυσφημία:

__I abstinence from inauspicious language, religious silence, εὐφημίαίαν ἴσχε, ={εὐφήμει}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐφημίαία ʼστω, εὐφημίαία ʼστω, as a proclamation of silence before a prayer, [εὐφημίαίαν.. κηρύξας ἔχω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 893; Ταλθύβιος.. εὐφημίαίαν 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 εὐφημίαίαν τρεπέσθω 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Laps.” 17. ">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᾽ εὐφημίαίας [εὐφημίαίας ἕνεκα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.92, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.449a. ">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}, [εὐφημίαίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 2.14: \_plural\_, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.35. ">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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.6.8}