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εὐλάβεια

εὐλάβεια, discretion, caution, circumspection

εὐλάβ-εια [λᾰ], ἡ, Ion. -ιη Thgn. 118, Agatho in PLG ii p.268 B.:—
  • discretion, caution, Thgn. l.c., Agatho l.c., etc.; ἐσῴζετʼ ἂν τὴν -ειαν S. El. 994; personified in E. Ph. 782; ἡ εὐ. σῴζει πάντα Ar. Av. 376; εὐλάβειαν ἔχειν μή . ., = εὐλαβεῖσθαι μή . ., Pl. Prt. 321a; so εὐ. αὕτη . . τὸ μὴ νέους . . γεύεσθαι caution to prevent their tasting, Id. R. 539b; εὐλαβείας οὐ μικρᾶς δεῖται, εὐ. ἐστὶ πολλῆς, D. 19.262, Arist. Pol. 1269a14; εὐ. ποιητέον περί τινας ib. 1315a17; διʼ εὐλαβείας ἔχειν ἀλλήλους D.H. 5.38; ἐπʼ εὐλαβεία . . προείρηται by way of caution, Pl. R. 539d; ἐπʼ εὐ. in A. Ag. 1024 is f.l. for ἐπʼ ἀβλ., cf. Sch. ad loc.
      • 2 c. gen., caution or discretion in a thing, πολλὴ εὐ. τούτων ποιητέα Antipho 3.3.11; εὐλάβειαι πληγῶν avoidance of . ., Pl. Lg. 815a; τῶν αἰσχρῶν Arist. EN 1121b24; ηὑλάβεια τῶν ποιουμένων S. OC 116; εὐλάβειαν τῶνδε προυθέμην Id. El. 1334; ἡ τῶν περιεχόντων εὐ. careful employment of . ., Phld. D. 3 Fr. 32.
      • 3 reverence, piety, πρὸς or περὶ τὸ θεῖον, D.S. 13.12, Plu. Num. 22 (but also πρός τινα Ph. 2.581): abs., godly fear, Ep.Hebr. 5.7, 12.28; religious scruple, οὐδεμίαν εὐ. προορωμένων UPZ 42.21 (ii B.C.).
        • b as title, ἡ σὴ εὐ. your reverence, PFlor. 73.7 (vi A.D.).
      • 4 in bad sense, over-caution, timidity, Plu. Fab. 1, Def.orac. 2.432e; εὐλαβίη γὰρ ἀπειρίη Aret. CA 1.2.

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