Εὐπραξία
success, doing well
Translated by Marcelo Boeri16 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] prosperity, good fortune.
"Ozias was destroyed by success and was inclined to his father’s sins, to which the splendor of goods and the magnitude of actions also led him, for he was unable to set himself properly against them."1
"Ozias was destroyed by success and was inclined to his father’s sins, to which the splendor of goods and the magnitude of actions also led him, for he was unable to set himself properly against them."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὐπραξία· εὐημερία, εὐτυχία. ὁ δὲ Ὀζίας ὤλισθεν ὑπ' εὐπραξίας καὶ κατηνέχθη πρὸς τὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἁμαρτήματα, πρὸς ἃ κἀκεῖνον τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἡ λαμπρότης καὶ τὸ μέγεθος τῶν πραγμάτων, οὐ δυνηθέντα προστῆναι καλῶς αὐτῶν, ἤγαγεν.