ΜΑΚΑΡΩΝ, μακαρων
MAKARŌN, makarōn
Sounds Like: mah-KAH-rohn
Translations: (of) blessed, (of) happy, (of) fortunate, (of) the blessed ones, (of) the happy ones
From the root: ΜΑΚΑΡ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of the adjective 'μακάριος' (makarios), meaning 'blessed,' 'happy,' or 'fortunate.' It is often used substantively, referring to 'the blessed ones' or 'the happy ones.' It describes a state of deep well-being and contentment, often divinely bestowed. In the provided context, 'Μακάρων Νήσους' refers to the 'Islands of the Blessed,' a mythical paradise.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter
Strong’s number: G3107 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:40
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΚΑΡ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΑΚΑΡ — blessed, happy, fortunate, a blessed one, a happy one
- ΜΑΚΑΡΑ — blessed, happy, fortunate
- ΜΑΚΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ — blessed, happy, fortunate, a blessed one, a happy one, a fortunate one
- ΜΑΚΑΡΟΣ — of blessed, of happy, of fortunate
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