A.blessed with a good genius: hence, fortunate, τάων εὐδαίμων τε καὶ ὄλβιος happy in respect to them (the days), Hes.Op.826; “εὐ. καὶ ὄλβιος” Thgn.1013; “εὐ. καὶ ὑμνητός” Pi.P.10.22: freq. in Trag., A.Pr.647, Pers.768, S.Ant.582, etc.: c. gen. rei, happy in or on account of . . , Hes. l.c.; εὐ. τοῦ τρόπου Pl.Phd.58e; ironically, εὐ. εἶ, ὅτι οἴει . . Id.R.422e; τὸ εὔδαιμον, = εὐδαιμονία, Th.2.43. Adv. -“μόνως” E.Or.601, Ar.Pl.802, Arist.Pol. 1281a2, etc.: Comp. -έστερον“, διάγοντες” X.An.3.1.43: Sup., “πόλις -έστατα διάξει” Pl.Lg.710b.
2. of outward prosperity, wealthy, “οἱ εὐδαίμονες αὐτῶν” Hdt.1.133, cf. 196,5.8, Th.1.6, etc.; “ἐν πολλοῖς χρήμασιν εὐδαίμονες ὄντες” Lys.32.17; “οἱ πλούσιοι καὶ εὐ.” Pl.R.406c; “οἰκία μεγάλη τε καὶ εὐ.” Id.Prt.316b; “αἱ Ἀθῆναι μεγάλαι τε καὶ εὐδαίμονες” Hdt.8.111; “Εὐβοίῃ, νήσῳ μεγάλῃ τε καὶ εὐ.” Id.5.31; “Κυράνα” Pi. P.4.276, etc.; πόλις εὐ. Gorg.Fr.10 D.; Ἀραβία εὐ. Peripl. MRubr.26; γῆ ἀρόσαι οὐκ εὐ. Philostr.Im.2.24; opp. “εὐτυχής, ὄλβου δ᾽ ἐπιρρυέντος εὐτυχέστερος ἄλλου γένοιτ᾽ ἂν ἄλλος, εὐδαίμων δ᾽ ἂν οὔ” E.Med. 1230.
