μακαρισμός
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A pronouncing happy, blessing, Pl.R.591d, Arist.Rh.1367b33, Andronic. Pass.p.570 M., Plu.2.471c; giving praise or thanks, Epicur.Sent. Vat.52, Phld.D.3 Fr.86a.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μᾰκᾰρισμός: -οῦ, ὁ, τὸ μακαρίζειν, Πλάτ. Πολ. 591D, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 1. 9, 4.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
action de vanter ou d’envier le bonheur d’autrui.
Étymologie: μακαρίζω.
English (Strong)
from μακαρίζω; beatification, i.e. attribution of good fortune: blessedness.
English (Thayer)
μακαρισμου, ὁ (μακαρίζω), declaration of blessedness: λέγειν τόν μακαρισμόν τίνος, to utter a declaration of blessedness upon one, a fuller way of saying μακαρίζειν τινα, to pronounce one blessed, Plato, rep. 9, p. 591d.; (Aristotle, rhet. 1,9, 34); Plutarch, mor., p. 471c.; ecclesiastical writings.)
