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εὐλαβ-έομαι , impf. ηὐλαβούμην v.l. in E.Or.748 (troch.), 1059, εὐλ-Aeschin.1.25: fut. -ήσομαι Pl. R.410a, Arist.EN1127b6; also-ηθήσομαι LXX De.2.4,al., D.L.7.116, Gal.5.249: aor. ηὐλαβήθην (or εὐλ-) Pl.Phd.89c:—
A.to be discreet, cautious, beware, folld. by μή or ὅπως μή with subj., “εὐ. μὴ φανῇς κακὸς γεγώς” S.Tr.1129, cf. E.Hipp.100, Ar.Eq.253, Pl.Phd.89c, etc.: by fut. ind., ὅπως μὴ . . οἰχήσομαι ib.91c (om. cod. B): c. inf., “εὐλαβουμένῳ πεσεῖν” S.OT616; “εὐ. λέγειν” Pl.Phd.101c: with μή inserted, “εὐ. μὴ σῴζειν φίλους” E.Or.1059, cf. Ar.Lys.1277, Cydias 1.
2. take care, “ὅπως κατοίσεις” Ar.Ach.955; “εὐ. περί τι” Pl.Lg.927c, Ion537a; “περί τινος” Id.Lg.691b; “ἀμφί τινι” Luc.Gall.21: abs., εὐλαβήθηθ' S.OT47; “εὐλαβούμενος ἠρόμην” Pl.Prt.333e, cf. 316d; εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι without reserve, D.18.159; take precautions, Arist. Pol.1303b27.
3. incur risk, εὐλαβήθη περὶ καθαιρέσεως δόξης Vett. Val.231.19, cf.209.11.
II. c. acc., have a care of, beware of, “εὐλαβοῦ στρόμβον . . μή σ᾽ ἀναρπάσῃ” A.Fr.195; εὐ. τὴν κύνα 'ware the dog, Ar.Lys.1215; “εὐ. πενίαν” Pl.R.372c; “τὸν φθόνον” D.18.305; “τὸ ψεῦδος” Arist.EN1127b6; “τοὺς ὑβρίζεσθαι νομίζοντας” Id.Pol.1315a27; “τὰς μυίας” Id.HA611b11.
2. reverence, pay honour to, “τὸν θεόν” Pl. Lg.879e; “τὸν δῆμον” Plu.Per.7; in LXX, fear God, Na.1.7; “εὐ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀνόματος Κυρίου” Ze.3.12; “μηδὲν-ούμενον, ὡς οἱ πολλοὶ λέγουσιν, ὅτι . . δεῖ . .” Sor.1.49.
3. watch for, await quietly, “καιρόν” E.Or.699.
4. put out of harm's way, “τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός” Id.Ph.1411.
III. later in Act., εὐλαβεῖν τινα beware of, BGU665.4 (i A.D.); cf. εὐλάβησον, -ῆσαι, Phot.
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

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