επωφελούμαι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐπωφελοῦμαι (epōpheloûmai, to be helped, to receive help, passive), from Ancient Greek ἐπωφελέω (epōpheléō, to aid, to succour), with semantic loan from French profiter.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.po.feˈlu.me/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πω‧φε‧λού‧μαι

Verb

επωφελούμαι • (epofeloúmai) deponent (past επωφελήθηκα)

  1. to take advantage of, to avail oneself of [with από (apó, + accusative) or accusative or (learnedly) genitive] (to make beneficial use of)

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. ^ επωφελούμαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language