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[*] 3024. Euphemism (εὐφημισμός lit. speaking favourably) is the substitution of a less direct expression in place of one whose plainer meaning might be unpleasant or offensive. Thus: “The merchant prince had stopped payment” (for “became bankrupt”). συμφορά_ occurrence for ἀτύχημα misfortune, ἑτέρως otherwise = not well, εὐφρόνη ‘the kindly time’ for νύξ night, εὐώνυμος left (lit. of good omen, whereas the left was the unlucky side), εἴ τι πάθοι if anything should happen to him = if he should die.
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