joy
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. ἡδονή, ἡ, τέρψις, ἡ, χαρά, ἡ, χαρμονή, ἡ (Plato, Philoctetes 43C, but rare P.), V. χάρμα, τό.
tears of joy: V. γεγηθὸς δάκρυον (Soph., Electra 1231).
cheerfulness: P. and V. εὐθυμία, ἡ (Xen.).
happiness: P. and V. εὐπραξία, ἡ, Ar. and P. εὐτυχία. ἡ, P. εὐδαιμονία, ἡ, V. ὄλβος, ὁ (also Xen. but rare P.), εὐεστώ, ἡ; see also joy.
wish a person joy (of): Ar. and P. μακαρίζειν (τινά τινος). P. and V. εὐδαιμονίζειν (τινά τινος), Ar. and V. ὀλβίζειν τινά.
have one's joy of: Ar. and V. ὄνασθαι (1st aor. mid. of ὀνινάναι) (gen.), P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).
object of malicious joy: V. ἐπίχαρμα, τό, or use adj., P. ἐπίχαρτος.
verb intransitive
See rejoice.
joy in. P. and V. ἥδεσθαι (dat.), χαίρω, χαίρειν (dat. or ἐπί, dat.). τέρπεσθαι (dat.), εὐφραίνεσθαι (dat.), ἀγάλλεσθαι (dat.) (rare P.).
gloat over: P. and V. γεγηθέναι ἐπί (dat.) (Dem. 332, but rare P.), ἐπιχαίρειν (dat.).
