ὄλβος

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A happiness, bliss, esp. worldly happiness, weal, ἀλλ' οὔ μοι τοιοῦτον ἐπέκλωσαν θεοὶ ὄ. Od.3.208, cf. 4.208 ; Ζεὺς δ' αὐτὸς νέμει ὄ. ἀνθρώποισιν 6.188 ; ὄλβῳ τε πλούτῳ τε Il.16.596, Od.14.206, cf. Emp. 119 : freq. in Lyr., as Pi.O.6.72, B.3.92, and Trag., as A.Pers.164, 252, 709, al. ; ὁ πρὶν παλαιὸς ὄ. S.OT1282, cf. Plu.Per.12 : rarely in pl., ἐν Διὸς κήποις ἀροῦσθαι . . εὐδαίμονας ὄ. S.Fr.320 (lyr.).—Poet. word, used by Hdt.1.32, 86, X.Cyr.1.5.9, 4.2.44 and 46, Ar.Av.421, Hp.Ep.3,5, LXX Si.30.15. (Perh. cogn. with Lith. algà (I.-E. olg[uglide]ā) 'wage'.)