Ὀλβοδότης
prosperity-giver
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Nov 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] wealth-giver.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀλβοδότης· πλουτοδότης.
Betacode
*)olbodo/ths: ploutodo/ths.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius omicron200 Theodoridis.
The Doric accusative formo)lbodo/tan occurs in a lyric passage -- Euripides, Bacchae 573 (web address 1); cf. Latte on Hesychius omicron513.
cf. generally omicron 132, omicron 133, omicron 134, omicron 136.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ο132Ὀλβίζεινto call [someone] fortunate[Meaning] to call [someone] blessed, to consider [someone] lucky. Sophocles [writes]: "[...] to call no one fortunate before he crosses the finish-line of life without having suffered anything grievous."
- 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.
- 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 history3 revisions · last 6 Sep 2014
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth