εὐδοκιμέω
Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either
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A 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.HG6.1.2, 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.HG4.5.4; 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.Prooem9; τὰ ἄλλα D.C.60.8; περί τι Pl.R.368a, etc.; παρὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἔκ τινος Isoc.11.28, cf. Plu. Dio34; ἀπό τινων Eus.Mynd.55; ἀπ' ἀρετῆς ἐκ γένους ἀλλ' 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.HA618a3; 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.EN1181a16; 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 AP11.157 (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. εὐδοκῐμ-ησις, εως, ἡ, good repute, reputation, credit, mostly in pl., Pl.R.358a, 363a, Luc.Pisc.25: sg., Them.Or.29.347c.
