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εὐδοκιμέω

εὐδοκιμέω, to be of good repute, to be held in esteem, honoured, famous, popular

εὐδοκῐμ-έω, impf. ηὐδοκίμουν Pl. Grg. 515e: aor. ηὐδοκίμησα X. Cyr. 7.1.46, D. 7.20: pf. ηὐδοκίμηκα Ar. Nu. 1031: the augm. is omitted in Ion., Hdt. 3.131, 7.227, and freq. in codd. of Att., etc., as Ar. l.c., X. HG 6.1.2, etc.:—
  • to be of good repute, highly esteemed, popular, Thgn. 587, E. Fr. 546 (lyr.), Ar. l.c., Pl. Grg. l.c., etc.; εὐ. ἐνθυμήματι gain credit by . ., X. HG 4.5.4; εὐ. ἔν τινι to be distinguished in a thing, Hdt. 1.59, Th. 2.37; ἐπὶ σοφίᾳ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς Ἕλλησιν Pl. Hp.Ma. 291a, cf. Isoc. 3.30; ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων D. Prooem 9; τὰ ἄλλα D.C. 60.8; περί τι Pl. R. 368a, etc.; παρὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἔκ τινος Isoc. 11.28, cf. Plu. Dio 34; ἀπό τινων Eus.Mynd. 55; ἀπʼ ἀρετῆς ἐκ γένους ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ προστυχόντος εὐ. D.C. Fr. 57.48; ἐς φήμην Id. Fr. 54.7; εὐ. μάλιστα τῶν Πρωταγόρου μαθητῶν Pl. Prt. 315a; διὰ πάντων τῶν βασιλέων Hdt. 6.63; εὐ. παρὰ βασιλέϊ to have influence with him, Id. 8.87, cf. Lys. 25.24, etc.:—later in Med., Com.Adesp. 110.4.
      • 2 of wine, meats, etc., to be highly esteemed, popular, εὐ. σφόδρα Alex. 282, cf. Philem. 122; σκῶπες σφόδρα εὐ., i.e. their flesh, Arist. HA 618a3; so of things generally, θεάματα κατὰ τὰς τέχνας -οῦντα Isoc. 4.45, cf. 9.11; παρὰ τοῖς Ἕλλησι -δοκιμῶν νόμος D. 21.50, cf. Arist. EN 1181a16; of popular arguments, Id. Rh. 1400b25; of physicians and medical treatments, Gal. 10.390, Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.112; ἐκ τούτων ἡ νῦν εὐ. σοφία AP 11.157 (Ammian.):—also in Pass., ἀκρόαμα -ούμενον Plu. Galb. 16; to be recognized, approved, PTeb. 25.16 (ii B.C.).
      • 3 of money, to be genuine, LXX Ge. 43.23.
    • II in Med., hold in honour, D.S. 4.24 codd.

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