- εὐσχήμων
- εὐσχήμ-ων, ον, gen. ονος, ([etym.] σχῆμα)A elegant in figure, mien and bearing, graceful, opp. ἀσχήμων, Pl.R.413e, al.;
ἀλεκτρυών Cratin. 108
; τὰ εὐ. ἡμῶν (sc. μόρια) 1 Ep.Cor.12.24: [comp] Comp. -έστερος more respectable, Pl.R.554e: [comp] Sup. -έστατοι, πονεῖν ἵπποι X.Eq.11.12
.2 in bad sense, with an outside show of goodness, specious in behaviour,εἴς τινα E.Med.584
.II of things, decent, becoming,λόγοι Id.Hipp. 490
, D.60.9;πρᾶγμα οὐδαμῶς εὔσχημον λέγειν Aeschin.3.162
;λέγειν εὐσχήμονα Arist.EN1128a7
; τὸ εὔσχημον decorum, Pl.R.401c, Lg. 797b. Adv. -μόνως with grace and dignity, like a gentleman, Ar.V. 1210, X.Cyr.1.3.8, Arist.EN1101a1;ζῆν Phld.Herc.1251.18
: Comp -έστερον, ἔχειν Pl.Epin.981a
;τι φέρειν D.60.35
: [comp] Sup. -έστατα IG 22.1034.11.2 later also, noble, honourable, in rank (condemned by Phryn.309), Ev.Marc.15.43, Act.Ap.13.50, J.Vit.9, Vett.Val.66.7, al.; ἡ εὐ. the noble lady, PFlor.16.20 (iii A.D.).b title of a village magistrate, in pl.,εὐ. κώμης BGU147
(ii/iii A.D.): sg., ἡ οἰκία τοῦ εὐ. PRyl.236.15 (iii A.D.).
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