βοηθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Shortened form of βοηθόος (boēthóos, “hasting to the cry for help”), from βοή (boḗ, “shout, call”) +‎ θοός (thoós, “swift”, from θέω (théō, “run”)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

βοηθός • (boēthós) m or f (neuter βοηθόν); second declension

  1. assisting, auxiliary

Declension

Second declension of βοηθός; βοηθόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative βοηθός
boēthós 		βοηθόν
boēthón 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθοί
boēthoí 		βοηθᾰ́
boēthắ
Genitive βοηθοῦ
boēthoû 		βοηθοῦ
boēthoû 		βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn 		βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn 		βοηθῶν
boēthôn 		βοηθῶν
boēthôn
Dative βοηθῷ
boēthōî 		βοηθῷ
boēthōî 		βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn 		βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn 		βοηθοῖς
boēthoîs 		βοηθοῖς
boēthoîs
Accusative βοηθόν
boēthón 		βοηθόν
boēthón 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθούς
boēthoús 		βοηθᾰ́
boēthắ
Vocative βοηθέ
boēthé 		βοηθόν
boēthón 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθοί
boēthoí 		βοηθᾰ́
boēthắ
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
βοηθῶς
boēthôs 		βοηθότερος
boēthóteros 		βοηθότᾰτος
boēthótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

βοηθός • (boēthós) m (genitive βοηθοῦ); second declension

  1. assistant, helper

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βοηθός; τοῦ βοηθοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βοηθός
ho boēthós 		τὼ βοηθώ
tṑ boēthṓ 		οἱ βοηθοί
hoi boēthoí
Genitive τοῦ βοηθοῦ
toû boēthoû 		τοῖν βοηθοῖν
toîn boēthoîn 		τῶν βοηθῶν
tôn boēthôn
Dative τῷ βοηθῷ
tōî boēthōî 		τοῖν βοηθοῖν
toîn boēthoîn 		τοῖς βοηθοῖς
toîs boēthoîs
Accusative τὸν βοηθόν
tòn boēthón 		τὼ βοηθώ
tṑ boēthṓ 		τοὺς βοηθούς
toùs boēthoús
Vocative βοηθέ
boēthé 		βοηθώ
boēthṓ 		βοηθοί
boēthoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • βοήθεια (boḗtheia) "help, aid"
  • βοηθέω (boēthéō) "come to aid, succour, assist, aid"
  • βοήθησις (boḗthēsis) "aid, succour"

Descendants

  • Greek: βοηθός (voïthós)

References

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voi̯ˈθos/

Noun

βοηθός • (voïthós) m or f (plural βοηθοί)

  1. helper, assistant
    Synonym: αρωγός (arogós)

Declension

Declension of βοηθός
singular plural
nominative βοηθός (voïthós) βοηθοί (voïthoí)
genitive βοηθού (voïthoú) βοηθών (voïthón)
accusative βοηθό (voïthó) βοηθούς (voïthoús)
vocative βοηθέ (voïthé) βοηθοί (voïthoí)

Further reading

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