Lexical Definition
μακάριος makários (mak-ar'-ee-os) blessed G:A
a prolonged form of the poetical
blessed, happy(X -ier).
- supremely blest
- by extension, fortunate, well off
Abbott-Smith
μακάριος, -α, -ον (collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אַשְׁרֵי;]
blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), I Ti 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, Mt 5:3 ff., Lk 6:20 ff., Jo 20:29, Re 1:3, al.; seq. ptcp., Lk 1:45, al.; ὅς, Mt 11:6, Lk 7:23, Ro 4:7, 8; ὅτι, Mt 13:16, al.; ἐάν, Jo 13:17, I Co 7:40; compar., μ. . . . μᾶλλον, Ac 20:35; -ώτερος, I Co 7:40.
SYN.: εὐλογητός, q.v.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:3 · 11:6 · 13:16 |
| Luke | 1:45 · 6:20 · 7:23 |
| John | 13:17 · 20:29 |
| Acts | 20:35 |
| Romans | 4:7 · 4:8 |
| 1 Corinthians | 7:40 |
| 1 Timothy | 1:11 · 6:15 |
| Titus | 2:13 |
| Revelation | 1:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μακάριος-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+]