εὐλογέω

English (LSJ)

impf. εὐλόγουν or ηὐλ- Ar.Ec.454, Isoc.12.206: fut. -ήσω E.Hec.465 (lyr.): aor. εὐλόγησα or ηὐλ- LXX Ge.1.22,al.: inf.

   A εὐλογῆσαι Ar.Eq.565: pf. εὐλόγηκα LXX Nu.23.11:—Pass., with fut. Med. εὐλογήσομαι (v.l. -ηθήσομαι, as always in LXX, 2 Ki.7.29,al.) Isoc.9.5: aor. εὐλογήθην Phalar.Ep.119.3 (opt.): pf. εὐλόγημαι LXX Ru.2.19:—speak well of, praise, πόλιν A.Ag.580; πατέρα τὸν ἀμόν S.Ph.1314, cf.Ar.Eq.1.c., E.Hec.1.c.,al., Isoc.ll.cc.; deliver a panegyric upon, Arist.Rh.Al.1426a3: with neut. Adj., εὐ. καὶ δίκαια κἄδικα Ar.Ach.372, cf. Ec.454; θεοὶ εὐλογοῦσί τινα honour him, E. Supp.927:—Pass., ἐπαίνοις εὐλογούμενον πέδον S.OC720; τὸν ἐν Δωδῶνι δαίμον' εὐλογούμενον Id.Fr.461.    II of God or men, LXX Ge.35.9,al., Act.Ap.3.26,al.: freq. in pf. part. Pass. εὐλογημένος, as LXX De.28.3,Ev.Luc.1.28.    2 bless, praise a god, OGI73 (Egypt), cf. εὐ. τὴν Εἶσιν (sic) CIG4705c (ibid.); σου τὰς δυνάμεις Buresch Aus Lydien 113; so in LXX and NT, Jo.22.23,al., Ep.Jac.3.9.    3 also, apptly. by a Hebr. euphemism, curse, LXX 3 Ki.20(21).10, cf. Jb.2.5.