μακαρίζωmakarízō, mak-ar-id'-zo; from G3107; to beatify, i.e. pronounce (or esteem) fortunate:—call
blessed, count happy.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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STRONGS G3106:
μακαρίζω; Attic future μακαριω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32)); (μακάριος); from Homer down; the Sept. for אֵשֵּׁר; to pronounce blessed: τινα, Luke 1:48; James 5:11 (here Vulg.beatifico).