εὐδαίμων: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, gen. ονος, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">blessed with a good genius</b>: hence, <b class="b2">fortunate</b>, <b class="b3">τάων εὐδαίμων τε καὶ ὄλβιος</b> <b class="b2">happy in respect to</b> them (the days), <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>826</span>; εὐ. καὶ ὄλβιος <span class="bibl">Thgn.1013</span>; εὐ. καὶ ὑμνητός <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>10.22</span>: freq. in Trag., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>647</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pers.</span>768</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>582</span>, etc.: c. gen. rei, <b class="b2">happy in</b> or <b class="b2">on account of</b>... Hes. l.c.; <b class="b3">εὐ. τοῦ τρόπου</b> <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>58e</span>; ironically, <b class="b3">εὐ. εἶ, ὅτι οἴει</b>… <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>422e</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ εὔδαιμον</b>, = [[εὐδαιμονία]], <span class="bibl">Th.2.43</span>. Adv. -μόνως <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>601</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>802</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span> 1281a2</span>, etc.: Comp. -έστερον, διάγοντες <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.1.43</span>: Sup., πόλις -έστατα διάξει <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>710b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of outward prosperity, <b class="b2">wealthy</b>, οἱ εὐδαίμονες αὐτῶν <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.133</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">196</span>,<span class="bibl">5.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.6</span>, etc.; ἐν πολλοῖς χρήμασιν εὐδαίμονες ὄντες <span class="bibl">Lys.32.17</span>; οἱ πλούσιοι καὶ εὐ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>406c</span>; οἰκία μεγάλη τε καὶ εὐ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span>316b</span>; αἱ Ἀθῆναι μεγάλαι τε καὶ εὐδαίμονες <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.111</span>; Εὐβοίῃ, νήσῳ μεγάλῃ τε καὶ εὐ. <span class="bibl">Id.5.31</span>; Κυράνα <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">P.</span>4.276</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πόλις εὐ</b>. Gorg.<span class="title">Fr.</span>10 D.; <b class="b3">Ἀραβία εὐ</b>. <b class="b2">Peripl. MRubr</b>.26; <b class="b3">γῆ ἀρόσαι οὐκ εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Im.</span>2.24</span>; opp. εὐτυχής, ὄλβου δ' ἐπιρρυέντος εὐτυχέστερος ἄλλου γένοιτ' ἂν ἄλλος, εὐδαίμων δ' ἂν οὔ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span> 1230</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">truly happy</b>, βίος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>11d</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ εὖ ζῶν μακάριός τε καὶ εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>354a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">580b</span> (Sup.), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1098b21</span>, etc.</span>