A.utter words ominous of the event, ἰόντος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν πεντηκόντερον ἐπεφημίζετο (Med.) Hdt.3.124 ; “ἐ. τινὶ πολλὰ καὶ ἄτοπα” D.C.39.39.
2. promise, pledge, κείνῳ παῖδ᾽ ἐπεφήμισα..ἐκδώσειν cj. in E.IA130 (anap.); ἡ ἐκ παιδὸς ἐπιφημισθεῖσα τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἑβδόμη ὑπατεία (of Marius) App.BC1.61.
II. apply the name of A (acc.) to B (dat.), where A is usu. a god, ascribe or assign B to A, “ἑκάστῃ μοίρᾳ θεόν” Pl.Lg.771d ; ὅσα τις πράττει τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπιφημίζων in the name of the gods, D.20.126 ; “ἅπασι τοῖς μεγάλοις ἐ. τὸ δαιμόνιον” Plu. Publ.23.
2. later the constr. is reversed, “τοῖς θεοῖς τι” J.Ap.2.37 ; “τὴν ἐλαίας γένεσιν.. τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ” Max.Tyr.30.5:—Pass., “θεοῖς..παῖδες ἐπεφημίσθησαν” D.C.44.37 ; “ὅσα θεῖα Ἐλευσῖνι ἐπιφημίζεται τῇ χώρᾳ” Aristid.1.445J.; “μέρη τῆς γῆς Ποσειδῶνι ἐπιπεφήμισται” Id.Or.46(3).16.
III. call, name, c. dupl. acc., “τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐ. λυσιτελοῦν” Pl.Cra. 417c, cf. Ti.73d ; “ἀέρα ἐ. σκότος” Ph.1.6, cf. 2.43,al., Porph.Abst.1.7 ; “Ἡλίου -ίζοντας Αἰήτην υἱέα” Jul.Or.2.82d.
2. with epexegetic inf., τὴν ἔξω φορὰν ἐπεφήμισεν εἶναι τῆς ταὐτοῦ φύσεως the outer revolution he called the revolution of the Same, ordained that it should be.., Pl.Ti.36c : hence,
b. c.acc. inf., allege, declare, “αὐτὸν Ἀσκληπιοῦ θεράποντα εἶναι” Ael.NA8.12 ; “πολλὰ ἐ. αὑτῷ δηλοῦν [τὴν ἔλαφον]” Plu. sert.11.
3. bestow a name on, “ὄνοματά τισι” Ph.1.304, al., D.C.54.33 ; πομπῇ ἐπεφήμισαν οὔνομα νηῶν named [the fish πομπίλος] after.., Opp.H.1.187.
IV. in later Prose, dedicate, devote to a god, Luc.Sacr.10 ; “Διὶ ἀγάλματα” Max.Tyr.8.8 ; “τοὺς γενομένους τότε παῖδας Ἄρεως ἐ.” Str.5.4.12:—Pass., Id.6.2.9, Ph.2.565, Plu.Cam.7, etc.
