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βοηθέω

βοηθέω, βοηθέω, come to the aid of (+ dat.); come to the rescue

βοηθ-έω (sts. written βοιηθέω, IG 2(2).237 (iv B. C.), BGU 1007.12 (iii B. C.)), Ion. βωθέω, only Hsch. βωθέοντες, not in Hdt. (but cf. Eust. 812.59) or Hp., cf. βοηθήσω Michel 12.15 (Erythrae, iv B. C.); Dor. βοᾱθοέω SIG 421.27 (Thermon); Aeol.βαθόημι (q. v.):—Med., fut. -ήσομαι Lib. Or. 1.128:—
  • come to aid, succour, assist, aid, c. dat., τῇ σφετέρῃ Hdt. 1.82; τοῖσιν ἠδικημένοις E. IA 79; πρὸς τοὺς αὑτῶν ψιλούς X. HG 1.2.3; τινὶ ἀντία τινός Hdt. 5.99; τινὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄναντες X. HG 4.8.38; ναυσὶ β. τινὶ πολιορκουμένῳ ib. 1.6.22; β. τοῖς φίλοις τὰ δίκαια Id. Mem. 2.6.25; β. τοῖς τῶν προγόνων ἀτυχήμασιν Aeschin. 3.169; β. τῷ λόγῳ Pl. Phd. 88e; β. τῷ θεῷ maintain his rights, Epist. Philipp. ap. D. 18.157; β. τοῖς νόμοις Aeschin. 1.33: c. dat. et acc., πατρὶ βοηθῶν θάνατον Pl. Lg. 874c; of a physician, β. τῷ θερμῷ ἐπὶ τὸ ψυχρόν Hp. VM 13: abs., Plu. Alex. 19.
      • 2 abs., come to the rescue, Hdt. 1.30, 7.158, A. Supp. 613, etc.; β. παρά τινα Hdt. 9.57; ἐπί τινα against one, Id. 1.62, 4.125, Th. 1.126, etc.; β. ἐς . . Hdt. 6.103; ἐπὶ . . Th. 3.97, 4.72; ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς Id. 8.11; ἐκεῖσε D. 4.41; β. πρός τι contribute to an object, v.l. in Arist. EN 1155a14, cf. Metaph. 1079b16, or keep it off, Id. Resp. 474b24, HA 621a13; χρήμασι with money, Id. EN 1130a19: Medic., βοηθεῖ πρὸς τὸ κώνειον it is an antidote to . ., Thphr. HP 9.20.1; freq. in Dsc. as β. τοῖς φαγοῦσι 4.83.
      • 3 Pass., to be assisted, receive help, παρά τινος Arist. Rh. 1383b28; βοηθήσομαι LXX Da. 11.34, but βοηθηθήσομαι Is. 44.2; ἐβοήθην ib. 10.3, 2 Ch. 26.15 (v.l. ἐβοηθήθην) ; ἵνʼ ὦ βεβοηθημένη PRyl. 122.12 (ii A. D.); esp. of patients, derive benefit, Dsc. 4.82, Plu. QConv. 2.687f: impers., ἐμοὶ βεβοήθηται τῷ τεθνεῶτι Antipho 1.31; ταύτῃ μοι βεβοηθημένον ἐγεγόνει φιλοσοφίᾳ Pl. Ep. 347e.

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