blessed

Greek Adjective

μακάριος, -α, -ον (collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom, Hes, chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אֹשֶׁר;] blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), 1Ti.1:11 6:15; ἐλπίς, Tit.2:13; esp. in congratulations, usually with the omission of the copula (M, Pr., 180; B1, § 30, 3), μ. ὁ, Mat.5:3 ff, Luk.6:20 ff. Jhn.20:29, Rev.1:3, al; before ptcp, Luk.1:45, al; ὅς, Mat.11:6, Luk.7:23, Rom.4:7-8; ὅτι, Mat.13:16, al; ἐάν, Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:40; compar, μ. μᾶλλον, Act.20:35; -ώτερος, 1Co.7:40 SYN.: εὐλογητός, q.v (AS)

blessed

Greek Adjective

μᾰκᾰρ-ιος, α, ον, also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+], mostly used in Prose, but also in Poets, as [Refs 5th c.BC+], 1) mostly of men, blessed, happy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in phrases such as μ. ὅστις. νοῦν ἔχει [Refs 4th c.BC+] W: superlative, [Refs] my good sir, my dear sir, [Refs 5th c.BC+] O happy you for, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὦ μ. σὺ τά τε ἄλλα καὶ αὐτὸ τοῦτο ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) prosperous, οἱ μ, opposed to οἱ ἐνδεεῖς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of the dead, like{μακαρίτης}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of states, qualities, etc, μ. λέχος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βίος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μακάριον bliss, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) adverb -ίως [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ώτατα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off; blessed, happy(X -ier); a prolonged form of the poetical (meaning the same)