Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10

BLESSED is makarios {mak-ar'-ee-os}

Its definition is "fortunate, well off, happy(-ier)." In God's eyes, the happy man is the one who will receive His favor and enjoyment.

In early century Greek times, makarios referred to the blessed ones as gods. The mythological reached a Utopian-like state of happiness that transcended anything in this world. The blessed ones lived above the cares and problems people like you and me. To be blessed, you had to be a god.
However, Matthew did not talk about the fantasy gods and their plane of blessedness. He stated that Jesus said heavenly blessings came upon the the poor and the meek. In our world today it seems as though the rich and politically powerful are the blessed ones, but the truly blessed are those blessed ones in God's kingdom.