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1 μακαρίζω
+ V 2-0-4-6-12=24 Gn 30,13; Nm 24,17; Is 3,12; 9,15; Mal 3,12A: to bless, to pronounce happy [τινα] Gn 30,13; to bless, to pronounce to be blessed [τι] Wis 2,16; to bless, to make sb happy with [τινα ἔν τινι] Sir 45,7P: to be blessed 4 Mc 16,9*Nm 24,17 μακαρίζω I bless (him)-רנושׁא ⋄רשׁא for MT ורנושׁא ⋄ורשׁ I see him→ TWNT -
2 τελέω
Aτελέοντες Od.3.262
, cf. 4.776, al.,τελείει 6.234
, 23.161): [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.τέλεον Il.23.373
, 768;ἐτέλειον 9.456
, 15.593; [dialect] Ion. , Fr. 434;τελέεσκον Q.S.8.213
: [tense] fut.τελέσω Pi.N.4.43
, X.Cyr.8.6.3, ([etym.] δια-) Pl.R. 425e codd., D.21.66 codd. (- τελῶ Cobet in both places), PAvrom.2A9 (i B.C.); [dialect] Ep. also τελέω, Il.8.415, 12.59, Od.2.256, etc.; [dialect] Att. , Ar.Ra. 173, Pl.Prt. 311b: [tense] aor. ([etym.] ἐ)τέλεσα Od.5.390
; [dialect] Ep. τέλεσσα andἐτέλεσσα Il.246
, Il.12.222, 23.543, 559, al. (inf.τελέσσαι Pi.P.3.9
); [dialect] Att.ἐτέλεσα Th.4.78
, etc.: [tense] pf. , ([etym.] δια-) D.18.203:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. (v. infr.): [tense] aor.ἐτελεσάμην Id.38.18
, etc.; [tense] pf.τετέλεσμαι Inscr.Prien.11.34
(iii B.C.):—[voice] Pass., [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.ἐτελείετο Il.1.5
: [tense] fut.τελεσθήσομαι Thphr.Char.16.12
; [tense] fut. [voice] Med. in this sense, , Ag.68 (anap.), etc.,τελέεσθαι Il.2.36
,τελεῖσθαι Od.23.284
; part.τελεόμενος Hdt.1.206
,τελεύμενος Id.3.134
: [tense] aor.ἐτελέσθην Od.4.663
, etc.; [dialect] Aeol. inf.τελέσθην Sapph. Supp.1.4
: [tense] pf.τετέλεσμαι Il.18.74
, etc.: [tense] plpf.τετέλεστο 19.242
: Cret. [tense] pf. part.τετελημένος GDI4963
; [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3pl. [tense] pf. τετέληνται dub. in SIG 1024.22 (Myconus, iii/ii B.C.): ([etym.] τέλος):—fulfil, accomplish, execute, perform, freq. in Poets from Hom. downwds., less freq. in Prose (except in signfs. 11 and 111);τελέσαι ἔργον τε ἔπος τε Od.2.272
, cf. Il.1.108, 523, etc.;τ. φιλοτήσια ἔργα Od.11.246
; μ' ἔφαντο ἄξειν εἰς Ἰθάκην, οὐδ' ἐτέλεσσαν but did it not, 13.212;τ. ἀέθλους 3.262
;πόνον 23.250
;πύματον δρόμον Il.23.373
;ὁδόν Od.2.256
, Mimn. 11; sts. withoutὁδόν, ἄτερ καμάτοιο τέλεσσαν ἤματι τῷ αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπήνυσαν οἴκαδ' ὀπίσσω Od.7.325
;ὁδῷ δὲ τὰ ξυντομώτατα ἐξ Ἀβδήρων ἐς Ἴστρον ἀνὴρ εὔζωνος ἑνδεκαταῖος τελεῖ Th.2.97
; ταύτῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐςΦάρσαλον ἐτέλεσε Id.4.78
; κίνδυνον τελέσσαι perform a dangerous feat, Epich.99; ;δίδυμα κακά A.Th. 782
(lyr.);προστάγματα Pl.Lg. 926a
, cf. d:—[voice] Pass., Hdt.1.206; καὶ εἰ τετελεσμένον ἐστί, = τελεῖσθαι δύναται, Od.5.90, Il.14.196;τετέλεστο δὲ ἔργον 7.465
; αὐτίκ' ἔπειθ' ἅμα μῦθος ἔην, τετέλεστο δὲ ἔργον 'no sooner said than done', 19.242;ἐάνπερ ἐπὶ λόγῳ ἔργα τελῆται Pl. R. 389d
, cf. Plt. 288c;γραφὴ τῶν τετελεσμένων ἔργων PPetr.3p.340
(iii B.C.);τετέλεσται Ev.Jo.19.30
(cf. 28).2 fulfil one's word, τ. ἔπος, μῦθον, ὑπόσχεσιν, Il.14.44, Od.4.776, 10.483;τελέω τὰ πάροιθεν ὑπέστην Il.23.20
; τελέσαι κότον, χόλον, glut one's fury, wrath, 1.82, 4.178: also, grant one the fulfilment or accomplishment of anything, τ. νόον τινί fulfil his wish, 23.149, cf. Od.22.51;τ. ἐέλδωρ Hes.Sc.36
; (lyr.); κατάρας ib. 724 (lyr.); rarely c. inf., οὐδ' ἐτέλεσσε φέρων δόμεναι he succeeded not in.., Il.12.222 (cf.ἀνύω 1.6
):—[voice] Pass., to be fulfilled, 2.36, 330, al.: esp. [tense] pf. part., [μῦθος] τετελεσμένος ἐστί Il.1.388
, cf.h.Ven.26; elsewh. in Hom. only neut.,τὸ δὲ καὶ τετελεσμένον ἔσται Il.1.212
, cf. 8.286, al.:—[voice] Med., τελέσασθαι δίκην bring a suit to issue, D.38.18, cf. 39.18 ([voice] Pass.).3 grant in full, work out,ἀγαθόν τινι, ὅ τι φρεσὶν ᾗσι μενοινᾷ Od.2.34
;νόστον 15.112
; ;τ. λυγρά 18.134
;γῆρας ἄρειον 23.286
;κακὰ κήδεα τ. τινί Il.18.8
, cf. Od.4.699, 18.389, S. Ant.3; θεῶν τελεσάντων (sc. αὐτό) Pi.P.10.49;εὖ τελεῖ θεός A. Th. 35
.4 ὅρκια τελεῖν make an oath effective, Il.7.69: later, execute a legal document, δημόσιος χρηματισμὸς τετελεσμένος δι' ἐπιτηρητῶν ἀγορανομίας Mitteis Chr.200.10 (iii A.D.), cf. POxy.290.22 (i A.D.), etc.5 bring to fulfilment or perfection,ἀρετὰν.. πεπρωμέναν τελέσει Pi.N.4.43
; τ. τινά bless him with perfect happiness, Id.I.6(5).46 (dub.); soτετελεσμένον ἐσλόν Id.N.9.6
;τελεσθεὶς ὄλβος A.Ag. 751
(lyr.): also, bring a child to maturity, bring it to the birth, E.Ba. 100 (lyr.).b with an Adj. added, ἅπαντας ἡ παίδευσις ἡμέρους τελεῖ makes perfectly gentle, Men.Mon.41.6 bring to an end, finish, end, Lyr.Alex. Adesp.21.2
.7 of Time,ὅτε δὴ τρίτον ἦμαρ.. τέλεσ' Ἠώς Od.5.390
; βίον τ. Simon.36, S.Ant. 1114; πολλοὺς τρόχους ἡλίου ib. 1065;τελευτὴν τοῦ βίου Id.Tr.79
; also τ. νοῦσον come to the end of it, Hes. Th. 799:—[voice] Pass.,περὶ δ' ἤματα μακρὰ τελέσθη Od.10.470
, cf. Hes. Th.59; τετελεσμένον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν ib. 795; ἐν τοῖς ἔτεσι τοῖς δὶς ἑπτὰ τετελ. Arist.HA 581a14, cf. Metaph. 994a26; of men, come to one's end,οἴμοι.. δεσπότου τελουμένου A.Ch. 875
(s. v.l.).8 sts. intr., like the [voice] Pass., come to an end, be fulfilled, turn out, οὐ γὰρ οἶδ' ὅπῃ τελεῖ ib. 1021, cf. Pers. 225 (troch.), S.El. 1417 (lyr.): later = τελέθω, to be,φύσει τελῶν μνησίκακος Tz.H.2.83
, al.II pay what one owes, what is due,λιπαρὰς τελέουσι θέμιστας Il.9.156
, 298 (unless this means ' will administer good laws'); νῆας.. αἵ κεν τελέοιεν ἕκαστα ἄστε' ἐπ' ἀνθρώπων ἱκνεύμεναι bring supplies of everything, Od. 9.127: generally, pay, present, δῶρα, δωτίνην, Il.9.598, Od.11.352;μισθόν Il.21.457
, Eup.4; ;ἀργύριον.. μισθόν Id.Prt. 311d
;δύο δραχμὰς μισθόν Ar.Ra. 173
: metaph.,τ. ὕμνον Pi.P. 1.79
, 2.13; τ. ψυχὰν Ἀΐδᾳ, i.e. die, Id.I.1.68.b esp. pay tax, duty, toll,φόρον Pl.Alc.1.123a
;τὰ τέλη Cratin.Jun.9.5
, Arist.Ath. 55.3, cf. Pl.Lg. 847b; τ. μετοίκιον pay the tax of a μέτοικος, ib. 850b;ἱππάδα Is.7.39
;θητικόν Arist.Ath.7.4
, Lex ap. D.43.54;ξενικά D.57.34
;συντάξεις Aeschin.3.91
; freq. in Papyri,οἱ τελοῦντες τὰ καθήκοντα εἰς τὸ βασιλικόν PTeb.5.174
(ii B.C.), etc.; τ. σῖτον pay one's contribution of corn, X.HG5.3.21: abs., pay tax, IG12.1.2,3, Hdt.2.109:—[voice] Pass., of money, etc., to be paid, Id.9.93; of persons, to be in receipt of rent,χώραν ἀτέλεστον ἔχουσιν αὐτοὶ τετελεσμένοι D. Prooem.55
.2 lay out, spend,χρήματα μεγάλα Hdt.3.137
, Pl. Ap. 20a, cf. X.Cyr.8.1.13:—[voice] Pass., to be spent or expended, Hdt.2.125; ἐς τὸ δεῖπνον τετρακόσια τάλαντα τετελεσμένα laid out upon the dinner, Id.7.118; ἕνδεκα μυριάδας μεδίμνων τελεομένας ἐπ' ἡμέρῃ ἑκάστῃ ib. 187, cf. Pl.Lg. 955e.3 since, in many Greek cities, the citizens were distributed into classes acc. to their taxable property, τ. εἴς τινας meant to belong to a class, to be reckoned among, τ. ἐς Ἕλληνας, ἐς Βοιωτούς, belong to the Greeks, the Boeotians, Hdt.2.51, 6.108; εἰς ἀστοὺς τ. become a citizen, S.OT 222; εἰς ἄνδρας τ. come to man's estate, Pl.Lg. 923e; εἰς γυναῖκας ἐξ ἀνδρὸς τ. become a woman instead of a man, E.Ba. 822; ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ὑπό τινα τελεῖ δαίμονα ὃς πάσης ἡμῶν τῆς ζωῆς ἐπάρχει belongs.., Herm. in Phdr.p.93 A.4 from the last sense perh. may be expld. the phrase, κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα τελέσαι to compare with his father, Hdt.3.34 ( τελέσαι om. cod. E, secl. Hude).III initiate in the mysteries, τινα Pl.Euthd. 277d; ; τυμπανίζειν καὶ τ. Plu.2.60a;τ. τῷ Διονύσῳ Milet.6.23
:—[voice] Pass., to have oneself initiated, Ar.Nu. 258;τετελεσμένος Pl.Phd. 69c
, Berl.Sitzb.1927.169 ([place name] Cyrene), etc.;ἐτέλεις, ἐγὼ δ' ἐτελούμην D.18.265
; Διονύσῳ τελεσθῆναι to be consecrated to Dionysus, initiated in his mysteries, Hdt.4.79; , cf. X.Smp.1.10: c. acc.,Βακχεῖ' ἐτελέσθη Ar.Ra. 357
(anap.);τελέους τελετὰς τελούμενος Pl.Phdr. 249c
, cf. 250b; alsoτ. μεγάλοισι τέλεσι Id.R. 560e
.b in Magic, endow a thing with potency, consecrate it, PMag.Par.1.1744, PMag.Lond.46.242, 121.590, Sch.Ar.Pl. 884.2 metaph., τελεσθῆναι στρατηγός to be formally appointed general, D. 13.19; τετελεσμένος σωφροσύνῃ a votary of temperance, X.Oec.21.12.3 also of sacred rites, perform, , cf. IT 464 (anap.);θυσίαν τοῖς θεοῖς D.S.4.34
, cf. Plu.Thes.16;ὄργια IG14.1183
([place name] Rome), Paus.4.14.1; γάμον, γάμους, Call.Ap.14, Lyc. 1387:— [voice] Pass., Pl.Lg. 775a.4 [voice] Pass., of women, to be married, GDI3721.5,9 ([place name] Cos). -
3 ὀνίνημι
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4 ὀνίνημι
A, ὀνίνης Pl.Hp.Ma. 301c
,ὀνίνησι Il.24.45
, Hes.Th. 429, etc. ; inf. ὀνινάναι dub. in Pl.R. 600d ; part. ὀνινάς, ᾶσα Id.Phlb. 58c ([tense] impf. supplied by ὠφέλουν): [tense] fut.ὀνήσω Il.8.36
, Orac. ap. Hdt.7.141, E.Andr. 1004, etc. ; [dialect] Dor. [ per.] 3sg.ὀνασεῖ Theoc.7.36
: [tense] aor.ὤνησα Il.9.509
, Hdt.9.76, E.Tr. 933, Pl.Ap. 27c ; [dialect] Ep.ὄνησα Il.1.503
:—[voice] Med., : [tense] impf. : [tense] fut.ὀνήσομαι Il.7.173
, S.Tr. 570, E.Hel. 935, Pl.Ap. 30c : [tense] aor. I ὠνησάμην only in Gal. 2.381 (unless in AP7.484 (Diosc.) we accept ὠνάσατο [with ᾰ] for the meaningless ὠνόσατο) ; ὀνήσω (2 pers. sg.) in Porph.Marc. 10 is f.l. either for ὠνήσω or for ὤνησο : [tense] aor. 2ὠνήμην Thgn.1380
, E.Alc. 335, Pl.Men. 84c ; imper.ὄνησο Od.19.68
; part.ὀνήμενος 2.33
(cf. [pref] ἀπ-) ; alsoὠνάμην, ὤνασθε E.HF 1368
,ὤναο Call.Aet.3.1.6
, and freq. later, Luc.D Mort.12.2, etc. ;ὤνατο IG14.1389
ii 37,ὤναντο D.H.1.23
; inf. , Pl.R. 528a ; opt. ὀναίμην, which is freq. (v. infr. 11.2), may belong to either form: in Hom. ὠνάμην is the [tense] aor. I of ὄνομαι :—[voice] Pass. [full] ὀνέομαι occurs twice,ὀνεῖται Stob.4.22.62
, ὀνούμενοι Ps.-Luc.Philopatr.26: [tense] aor. inf.ὀνηθῆναι X.An.5.5.2
; [dialect] Dor.ὠνάθην Theoc.15.55
:I [voice] Act., profit, benefit, help, and sts. gratify, delight, abs.,βουλὴν.. ὑποθησόμεθ' ἥτις ὀνήσει Il.8.36
, cf. Hes.Th. 429, E.Med. 533, etc.: with neut. Adj. or Adv.,ὀ. παῦρα h.Merc. 577
;σμικρὰ ὀνήσει πόλιν E.Heracl. 705
(anap.), cf. Pl.Phlb. 58c ;μᾶλλον Simon.55
, Aret. CA1.4: c.acc. pers., Il.5.205, 7.172, Orac. ap. Hdt.7.141, E.Hipp. 314, Ar.Lys. 1033, etc.: with neut. Adj.,ἄνδρας μέγα σίνεται ἠδ' ὀνίνησι Il. 24.45
, cf. 9.509, v.l. in X.An.3.1.38, etc. ;πολλὰ ὀ. τινά Od.14.67
; ;εἴ ποτε δή τι Il.1.395
: c. dat. modi, εἴ ποτε δή σε ὄνησα ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ ib. 503 : c. part., Ξενοφῶντα ὠνήσατε οὐχ ἑλόμενοι by not electing him, X.An.6.1.32, cf. Pl.Smp. 193d, Hp.Ma. 301c ;ὡς ὤνησας ὅτι ἀπεκρίνω Id.Ap. 27c
: c. dupl. acc., σὲ δὲ τοῦτό γε γῆρας ὀνήσει this benefit at least will thine old age bestow on thee, Od.23.24 ; also οὐδεμίαν ὤνησε κάλλος εἰς πόσιν ξυνάορον helped her in her relations with.., E.Fr.909.1.II [voice] Med., have profit or advantage, enjoy help or support, have enjoyment or delight, Il.6.260, 7.173, Od.14.415, E.Hipp. 517, etc.: c. part., have benefit from being or doing so and so, Thgn.1380, Pl.Ap. 30c, R. 380b, Men. 84c, etc.: but most freq. c. gen., have advantage from.., have delight or enjoyment of..,δαιτὸς ὄνησο Od.19.68
;λέκτρων -ήσομαι E.Med. 1348
; πρὶν σφῷν ὄνασθαι ib. 1025, cf. Alc. 335 : freq. with neut. Adj. added, τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσεται; what good will others have of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? Il.16.31 ;τοσόνδ' ὀνήσῃ τῶν ἐμῶν.. πορθμῶν S.Tr. 570
, etc. ; soὄνασθαί τι ἀπό τινος Pl.R. 528a
; alsoὀ. τοῦτο ὅτι.. Luc. DMort.12.2
: also with an ironical sense, ὄναιο μέντἄν, εἴ τις ἐκπλύνειέ σε you'd be the better of it, if one were to wash you clean, Ar.Pl. 1062 ; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ' ἂν οὑτοσί he'd be very nice if he were rubbed down with salt, Id.Nu. 1237 ; so ὠνάθην μεγάλως ὅτι.. lucky for me that.., Theoc.15.55 ;ὤνησο, διότι μὴ ὁ Ζεὺς ἐπήκουσέ σου Luc. Prom.20
.2 [tense] aor. opt. ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations, wishes, etc., ὄναιο mayst thou have profit, i. e. bless thee.., E.Or. 1677, etc.: and c. gen., ὄναιο τῶν φρενῶν bless thee for.., Id.IA 1359 ;ὄναισθε μύθων Id.IT 1078
, cf. Hel. 1418 ; οὕτως ὀναίμην τῶν τέκνων so may I have profit of them, in a parenthesis, Ar.Th. 469 ;οὕτως ὄναισθε τούτων D.28.20
;ὄναιντο βίου Simon.128
; μή νυν ὀναίμην, ἀλλ'.. ὀλοίμην may I not see good, but die, S.OT 644 ; ὄναιο τοῦ γενναίου χάριν bless thee for thy noble spirit, Id.OC 1042.3 [tense] aor. part. ὀνήμενος, of those to whom (or of whom) one says ὄναιο (ὄναιτο), blessed,ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος Od.2.33
: for this sense of a part. cf. ἐπίτριπτος, οὐλόμενος.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὀνίνημι
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5 εὐλογέω
εὐλογ-έω, [tense] impf. εὐλόγουν or ηὐλ- Ar.Ec. 454, Isoc.12.206: [tense] fut. - ήσω E.Hec. 465 (lyr.): [tense] aor. εὐλόγησα or ηὐλ- LXX Ge.1.22,al.: inf.A : [tense] pf. :—[voice] Pass., with [tense] fut. [voice] Med. εὐλογήσομαι (v.l. - ηθήσομαι, as always in LXX, 2 Ki.7.29,al.) Isoc.9.5: [tense] aor.εὐλογήθην Phalar.Ep.119.3
(opt.): [tense] pf. :—speak well of, praise, ;πατέρα τὸν ἀμόν S.Ph. 1314
, cf.Ar.Eq.1.c., E.Hec.1.c.,al., Isoc.ll.cc.; deliver a panegyric upon, Arist.Rh.Al. 1426a3: with neut. Adj.,εὐ. καὶ δίκαια κἄδικα Ar.Ach. 372
, cf. Ec. 454; θεοὶ εὐλογοῦσί τινα honour him, E. Supp. 927:—[voice] Pass., ; .II of God or men, LXX Ge.35.9,al., Act.Ap.3.26,al.: freq. in [tense] pf. part. [voice] Pass. εὐλογημένος, as LXX De.28.3,Ev.Luc.1.28.2 bless, praise a god, OGI 73 ([place name] Egypt), cf. εὐ. τὴν Εἶσιν (sic) CIG4705c (ibid.); σου τὰς δυνάμεις Buresch Aus Lydien 113; so in LXX and NT, Jo.22.23,al., Ep.Jac.3.9.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > εὐλογέω
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6 ἀέξω
ἀέξω, poet. form of αὔξω ([etym.] αὐξάνω), once in Hdt., twice in Trag. (lyr.); in early writers only in [tense] pres. and unaugm. [tense] impf.: in later Poets [tense] fut.Aἀεξήσω Nonn.D.12.24
, [tense] aor. ἠέξησα ib.8.104, IG4.787 (Troezen, iv A. D.): [tense] fut. [voice] Med.ἀεξήσομαι A.R.3.837
: [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.ἀεξήθην AP9.631
(Agath.): [tense] plpf. ηέξητο ([etym.] ἀν-) Nonn.D.4.427: ( ἀϝέξω, cf. Lat. augeo, Skt. vak[snull ]áyati, etc.):—increase, foster. ;θυμὸν ἀ. Il.17.226
; πένθος ἀ. cherish woe, Od. 17.489; υἱὸν ἀ. rear him to man's estate, 13.360; ἔργον ἀέξουσι.. θεοί they bless the work, 15.372.2 exalt, glorify,αὐτούς τ' ἀέξοι καὶ πόλιν Pi.O.8.88
;τὸ πλῆθος ἀ. Hdt.3.80
; spread, diffuse,[ἀγγελίαν] μῦθος ἀέξει S.Aj. 226
.II [voice] Pass., increase, grow, Τηλέμαχος δὲ νέον μὲν ἀέξετο was waxing tall, Od.22.426;καλὰ μὲν ἠέξευ Call.Jov.55
; οὐ.. ποτ' ἀέξετο κῦμά γ' ἐν αὐτῷ no wave rose high thereon, Od.10.93; χόλος.. ἀνδρῶν ἐν στήθεσσιν ἠΰτε καπνός ἀ. rises high, Il.18.110; τόδε ἔργον ἀ. it prospers, Od.14.66; ἀέξετο ἱερὸν ἦμαρ was getting on to noon, Il.8.66;μηνὸς -ομένοιο Hes.Op. 773
;μῆτις ἀ. Emp.106
;κέρδος ἀ. A.Ch. 825
(cod. M), cf. Supp. 856 (prob.).III intr., = [voice] Pass., Q.S.1.116.
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bless — [ bles ] (past tense and past participle blessed or blest [ blest ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to say a prayer asking God to help and protect someone or something: a ceremony to bless the harvest a ) if God blesses someone or something, he helps… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bless — [bles] vt. blessed or blest, blessing [ME blessen, bletsien < OE bletsian, bledsian < blod,BLOOD: rite of consecration by sprinkling an altar with blood] 1. to make or declare holy by a spoken formula or a sign; hallow; consecrate 2. to ask … English World dictionary
bless them — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way … Useful english dictionary
bless his heart — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way She’s just learned to say her name, bless her! … Useful english dictionary
bless — verb past tense and past participle blessed or blest, (T) 1 bless him/her etc spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: Tim can tie his shoelaces now Mum. Can he, bless him! | Bless… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bless — I UK [bles] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bless : present tense I/you/we/they bless he/she/it blesses present participle blessing past tense blessed or blest UK [blest] / US past participle blessed or blest * 1) a) to say a prayer asking God… … English dictionary
Bless — Bless, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blessed}or {Blest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blessing}.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See {Blood}.] 1. To make or pronounce … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
