ὀλβιστήρ

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: ὀλβιστήρ Medium diacritics: ὀλβιστήρ Low diacritics: ολβιστήρ Capitals: ΟΛΒΙΣΤΗΡ
Transliteration A: olbistḗr Transliteration B: olbistēr Transliteration C: olvistir Beta Code: o)lbisth/r

English (LSJ)

ῆρος, ὁ,

   A one who makes prosperous, Dioscorus in PLit.Lond.981i7 (pl.).

Greek Monolingual

ὀλβιστήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (Α)
αυτός που καθιστά κάποιον ευτυχισμένο, που παρέχει ευτυχία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὀλβίζω + επίθημα -τήρ (πρβλ. κομισ-τήρ)].