εὐδαίμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “well”) +‎ δαίμων (daímōn, “god, destiny”), literally “possessed by a good genius or spirit”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.dǎi̯.mɔːn/ → /eβˈðɛ.mon/ → /evˈðe.mon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.dǎi̯.mɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈdɛ.mon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eβˈðɛ.mon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /evˈðe.mon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /evˈðe.mon/

Adjective

εὐδαίμων • (eudaímōn) m or f (neuter εὔδαιμον); third declension

1. fortunate; in a good situation; happy
2. prosperous; wealthy

Declension

Third declension of εὐδαίμων; εὔδαιμον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐδαίμων eudaímōn		εὔδαιμον eúdaimon		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονες eudaímones		εὐδαίμονᾰ eudaímonă
Genitive		εὐδαίμονος eudaímonos		εὐδαίμονος eudaímonos		εὐδαιμόνοιν eudaimónoin		εὐδαιμόνοιν eudaimónoin		εὐδαιμόνων eudaimónōn		εὐδαιμόνων eudaimónōn
Dative		εὐδαίμονῐ eudaímonĭ		εὐδαίμονῐ eudaímonĭ		εὐδαιμόνοιν eudaimónoin		εὐδαιμόνοιν eudaimónoin		εὐδαίμοσῐ εὐδαίμοσῐν eudaímosĭ(n)		εὐδαίμοσῐ εὐδαίμοσῐν eudaímosĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐδαίμονᾰ eudaímonă		εὔδαιμον eúdaimon		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονᾰς eudaímonăs		εὐδαίμονᾰ eudaímonă
Vocative		εὔδαιμον eúdaimon		εὔδαιμον eúdaimon		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονε eudaímone		εὐδαίμονες eudaímones		εὐδαίμονᾰ eudaímonă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐδαιμόνως eudaimónōs				εὐδαιμονέστερος eudaimonésteros				εὐδαιμονέστᾰτος eudaimonéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ᾰ̓ρᾰβῐ́ᾱ Εὐδαίμων (Ărăbĭ́ā Eudaímōn)
• εὔδαιμον (eúdaimon)
• εὐδαιμονῐ́ᾱ (eudaimonĭ́ā)

Descendants

• Greek: ευδαίμων (evdaímon), ευδαίμονας (evdaímonas)

Noun

εὐδαίμων • (eudaímōn) m (genitive εὐδαίμονος); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) a good genius
2. (philosophy) one who has achieved Eudaimonia

Declension

Third declension of ὁ εὐδαίμων; τοῦ εὐδαίμονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ εὐδαίμων ho eudaímōn	τὼ εὐδαίμονε tṑ eudaímone	οἱ εὐδαίμονες hoi eudaímones
Genitive	τοῦ εὐδαίμονος toû eudaímonos	τοῖν εὐδαιμόνοιν toîn eudaimónoin	τῶν εὐδαιμόνων tôn eudaimónōn
Dative	τῷ εὐδαίμονῐ tōî eudaímonĭ	τοῖν εὐδαιμόνοιν toîn eudaimónoin	τοῖς εὐδαίμοσῐ / εὐδαίμοσῐν toîs eudaímosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν εὐδαίμονᾰ tòn eudaímonă	τὼ εὐδαίμονε tṑ eudaímone	τοὺς εὐδαίμονᾰς toùs eudaímonăs
Vocative	εὔδαιμον eúdaimon	εὐδαίμονε eudaímone	εὐδαίμονες eudaímones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “εὐδαίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὐδαίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὐδαίμων in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “εὐδαίμων”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • blissful idem, page 84.
  • flourishing idem, page 329.
  • fortunate idem, page 340.
  • happy idem, page 384.
  • joyful idem, page 464.
  • lucky idem, page 504.
  • prosperous idem, page 653.
  • successful idem, page 834.
  • thriving idem, page 870.