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ευλογία
blessing /evloˈʝia/
nounB2#2706 most common
Also: benediction, godsend
Example sentences
Ο παπάς έδωσε την ευλογία του.
The priest gave his blessing.
Η γιαγιά λέει ότι τα εγγόνια της είναι μια ευλογία.
My grandmother says her grandchildren are a blessing.
Ζητήσαμε την ευλογία των γονιών μας πριν παντρευτούμε.
We asked our parents' blessing before we got married.
Ο ιερέας διάβασε μια σύντομη ευλογία πριν το γεύμα.
The priest read a short blessing before the meal.
Θεωρούσε την καλή του υγεία τη μεγαλύτερη ευλογία της ζωής του.
He considered his good health the greatest blessing of his life.
Η ευλογία του πατριάρχη συνόδευσε την τελετή ενθρόνισης.
The patriarch's blessing accompanied the enthronement ceremony.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ευλογία | ευλογίες |
| Genitive | ευλογίας | ευλογιών |
| Accusative | ευλογία | ευλογίες |
| Vocative | ευλογία | ευλογίες |
Word family
Etymology
The word joins ευ, meaning well or good, with the verb λέγω, meaning to speak. Together they gave ancient Greek eulogia, literally fine speech or praise, which Christian usage narrowed to a blessing. Latin borrowed the word as eulogia and later eulogium, and English took it back as eulogy, though English kept the sense of praise for the dead rather than a blessing.
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