Ὀλβίζειν
to call [someone] fortunate
Translated by Catharine Roth20 Nov 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀλβίζειν· μακαρίζειν, εὐδαίμονα ἡγεῖσθαι. Σοφοκλῆς· μηδέν' ὀλβίζειν, πρὶν ἂν τέρμα τοῦ βίου περάσῃ, μηδὲν ἀλγεινὸν παθών.
Betacode
*)olbi/zein: makari/zein, eu)dai/mona h(gei=sqai. *sofoklh=s: mhde/n' o)lbi/zein, pri\n a)\n te/rma tou= bi/ou pera/sh|, mhde\n a)lgeino\n paqw/n.
Notes (2)
- cf. generally omicron 133, omicron 134 [see further below], omicron 135, omicron 136.
- 1The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present infinitive of
o)lbi/zw , denominative verb fromo)/lbios (omicron 134). ↩ - 2Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 1529-30 (web address 1). For 'finish-line' see tau 346. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ο133Ὀλβιοδαίμωνof blessed lot[Meaning] fortunate, very lucky. The vocative [is] o)lbio/daimon [i.e. with omicron and proparoxytone accent].
- ο134Ὄλβιοςprosperous, happy[Meaning] wealthy, fortunate, blessed.
- ο135Ὀλβοδότηςprosperity-giver[Meaning] wealth-giver.
- ο136Ὄλβοςprosperity, happiness[Meaning] good fortune, wealth. In the Epigrams: "he surpasses all prosperity/happiness, who held you embraced in his arms."
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Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Sep 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more x-refs; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth