ἐπίδοξ-ος, ον,
likely, of persons, ἐ. γενέσθαι ἐπιεικεῖς likely to turn out well, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Tht.” 143d; ἐ. τοῦτο πείσεσθαι] Refs 5th c.BC+] in danger of suffering.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.12; ἐ. ὢν πάσχειν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.5, compare 2.4.9; ἐ. ὢν τυχεῖν] Refs 5th c.BC+] being expected to gain.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.8; τοὺς ἐ. γενήσεσθαι πονηρούς [prev\. author] 20.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιδοξοτέρου ὄντος (i.e. αἱρεθῆναι) [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “BC” 1.32 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: sometimes with future participle, [[ ἐ. ἦσαν ἐμβαλοῦντες Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Agis” 13 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; of things, [[ ἐ. ἡ ἀπόστασις παρασχίδων ὀστέων ἀπιέναι 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. [[ γενέσθαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.89; πρὸς οὓς ἐ. [ἐστι] πολεμεῖν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1359b39 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, ὅσα.. κακὰ ἐπίδοξα καταλαμβάνειν (-λαμβάνει codices) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.11. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II. of repute, glorious, [[ κῦδος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.46 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; and in late Prose, as [[ LXX.Sir.3.18, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.83, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus ] LXX+1st c.BC+] 2.239d, etc. adverb -ξως [[Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum “1 Esdras” 9.45, “IG” 12(7).117, 288 (from Amorgos), 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 2.30. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]