bless

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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.

make happy: V. ὀλβίζειν.

favour: see favour.

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 (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 642).

be blessed in: P. and V. ὄνασθαι (gen.) (aor. mid. of ὀνινάναι).