ὄλβος,ὁ,
A. happiness, bliss,esp.worldly happiness, weal,
ἀλλ' οὔ μοι τοιοῦτον ἐπέκλωσαν θεοὶ ὄ.
Od. 3.208
, cf. 4.208 ; Ζεὺς δ' αὐτὸς νέμει ὄ. ἀνθρώποισιν
6.188
; ὄλβῳ τε πλούτῳ τε
Il. 16.596
, Od. 14.206 , cf. Emp. 119 : freq. in Lyr., as Pi. O. 6.72 , B. 3.92 , and Trag., as A. Pers. 164 , 252 , 709 , al. ; ὁ πρὶν παλαιὸς ὄ.
S. OT 1282
, cf. Plu. Per. 12 : rarely in pl., ἐν Διὸς κήποις ἀροῦσθαι . . εὐδαίμονας ὄ.
S. Fr. 320
(lyr.).—Poet. word, used by Hdt. 1.32 , 86 , X. Cyr. 1.5.9 , 4.2.44 and 46 , Ar. Av. 421 , Hp. Ep. 3 , 5 , LXX Si. 30.15 . (Perh. cogn. with Lith.algà(I.- E.
olg[uglide]ā) 'wage'.)