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εὐδαίμων

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εὐδαίμων εὐδαῖμον

Structure: εὐδαιμων (Stem)

Sense

  1. Having or being possessed by a good genius / spirit.
  2. happy
  3. (substantive) a good genius

Examples

  • ἢ ποῖοσ θεοφιλέστεροσ τοῦ εὐδαιμονεστάτου; (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 8 4:4)
  • παραδειγμάτων, ὦ φίλε, ἐν τῷ ὄντι ἑστώτων, τοῦ μὲν θείου εὐδαιμονεστάτου, τοῦ δὲ ἀθέου ἀθλιωτάτου, οὐχ ὁρῶντεσ ὅτι οὕτωσ ἔχει, ὑπὸ ἠλιθιότητόσ τε καὶ τῆσ ἐσχάτησ ἀνοίασ λανθάνουσι τῷ μὲν ὁμοιούμενοι διὰ τὰσ ἀδίκουσ πράξεισ, τῷ δὲ ἀνομοιούμενοι. (Plato, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, 211:1)

Synonyms

  1. Having or being possessed by a good genius

  2. happy

  3. a good genius

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