βοηθέω

See also: βοηθάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βοηθός (boēthós) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βοηθέω • (boēthéō)

  1. to help somebody, aid, assist [with dative]
    • 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 613–614:
      τὸν μὴ βοηθήσαντα τῶνδε γαμόρων
      ἄτιμον εἶναι ξὺν φυγῇ δημηλάτῳ.
      tòn mḕ boēthḗsanta tônde gamórōn
      átimon eînai xùn phugēî dēmēlátōi.
      • 1926 translation by H.W. Smyth
        any landholder who refuses to rescue us,
        should both forfeit his rights and suffer public banishment

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντιβοηθέω (antiboēthéō, help in turn)
  • ἐκβοηθέω (ekboēthéō, march out to aid)
  • ἐπεκβοηθέω (epekboēthéō, rush out to aid)
  • ἐπῐβοηθέω (epĭboēthéō, come to aid)
  • πᾰρᾰβοηθέω (părăboēthéō, come to aid)
  • πᾰρεπῐβοηθέω (părepĭboēthéō, come in addition to help)
  • προβοηθέω (proboēthéō, hasten to aid before)
  • προσβοηθέω (prosboēthéō, come to aid)
  • προσεπῐβοηθέω (prosepĭboēthéō, come to help)
  • συμβοηθέω (sumboēthéō, join in assisting)
  • σῠνεκβοηθέω (sŭnekboēthéō, join in going out to aid)
  • σῠνεπῐβοηθέω (sŭnepĭboēthéō, come to aid together)
  • ῠ̔ποβοηθέω (hŭpoboēthéō, furnish, supply)

Descendants

  • Greek: βοηθώ (voïthó), βοηθάω (voïtháo)

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