bless
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
invoke blessings on: P. and V. ἀγαθά εὔχεσθαι (dat.).
consecrate: P. and V. καθιεροῦν, P. ἱεροῦν; see consecrate.
prosper, promote: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.
bless you: P. and V. εὖ σοι γένοιτο, V. εὐδαιμονοίης, ὄναιο.
bless you for: V. ὄναιο (gen.).
o Zeus, bless such natures: ὦ Ζεῦ, διδοίης τοῖσι τοιούτοισιν εὖ (Soph., Oedipus Coloneus 642).
be blessed in: P. and V. ὄνασθαι (gen.) (aor. mid. of ὀνινάναι).
