εὐσχήμ-ων, ον,
genitive ονος, (σχῆμα) elegant in figure, mien and bearing, graceful, opposed to ἀσχήμων, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 413e, +others; ἀλεκτρυών 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 108 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ εὐ. ἡμῶν (i.e. μόρια) [[ NT.1Cor.12.24 ] NT]: comparative -έστερος more respectable, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 554e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατοι, πονεῖν ἵπποι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 11.12. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in bad sense, with an outside show of goodness, specious in behaviour, εἴς τινα [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 584. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of things, decent, becoming, λόγοι [[ [prev. author] “Hipp.” 490, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.9; πρᾶγμα οὐδαμῶς εὔσχημον λέγειν 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.162; λέγειν εὐσχήμονα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1128a7 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ εὔσχημον decorum, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 401c, “Lg.” 797b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb -μόνως with grace and dignity, like a gentleman, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1210, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.3.8, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1101a1; ζῆν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1251.18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: Comp -έστερον, ἔχειν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 981a; τι φέρειν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.35 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα [[ “IG” 22.1034.11. ] Refs]
__II.2 later also, noble, honourable, in rank (condemned by [[ 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 309), NT.Mark.15.43, NT.Act.13.50, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Vita” 9, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 66.7, +others] NT+1st c.AD+]; ἡ εὐ. the noble lady, [[ PFlor. 16.20 (3rd c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]