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εὐδαίμων

eudaimon

blessed with a good genius

Appears 189 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

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