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|Definition=ον, gen. ονος, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[blessed with a good genius]]: hence, [[fortunate]], <b class="b3">τάων εὐδαίμων τε καὶ ὄλβιος</b> [[happy in respect to]] them (the days), <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>826</span>; εὐδαίμων καὶ [[ὄλβιος]] <span class="bibl">Thgn.1013</span>; εὐδαίμων καὶ [[ὑμνητός]] <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>10.22</span>: freq. in Trag., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>647</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pers.</span>768</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>582</span>, etc.: c. gen. rei, [[happy in]] or [[happy on account of]]... Hes. [[l.c.]]; <b class="b3">εὐδαίμων τοῦ τρόπου</b> <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>58e</span>; ironically, <b class="b3">εὐ. εἶ, ὅτι οἴει</b>… <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>422e</span>; [[τὸ εὔδαιμον]] = [[εὐδαιμονία]], [[happiness]], <span class="bibl">Th.2.43</span>. Adv. [[εὐδαιμόνως]] = [[happily]], [[in prosperity]] <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>601</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>802</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span> 1281a2</span>, etc.: Comp. εὐδαιμονέστερον, διάγοντες <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.1.43</span>: Sup., πόλις εὐδαιμονέστατα διάξει <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>710b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of outward [[prosperity]], [[wealthy]], οἱ εὐδαίμονες αὐτῶν <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.133</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">196</span>,<span class="bibl">5.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.6</span>, etc.; ἐν πολλοῖς χρήμασιν εὐδαίμονες ὄντες <span class="bibl">Lys.32.17</span>; οἱ πλούσιοι καὶ εὐδαίμονες <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>406c</span>; οἰκία μεγάλη τε καὶ εὐ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span>316b</span>; αἱ Ἀθῆναι μεγάλαι τε καὶ εὐδαίμονες <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.111</span>; Εὐβοίῃ, νήσῳ μεγάλῃ τε καὶ εὐ. <span class="bibl">Id.5.31</span>; Κυράνα <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">P.</span>4.276</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πόλις εὐδαίμων</b> Gorg.<span class="title">Fr.</span>10 D.; [[Ἀραβία εὐδαίμων]] Peripl. MRubr.26; <b class="b3">γῆ ἀρόσαι οὐκ εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Im.</span>2.24</span>; opp. [[εὐτυχής]], ὄλβου δ' ἐπιρρυέντος εὐτυχέστερος ἄλλου γένοιτ' ἂν ἄλλος, εὐδαίμων δ' ἂν οὔ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span> 1230</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[truly happy]], βίος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>11d</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ εὖ ζῶν μακάριός τε καὶ εὐδαίμων</b> <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>354a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">580b</span> (Sup.), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1098b21</span>, etc.</span>