ὀφέλλω

ὀφέλλω (A), Ep., Aeol., and Arc. for ὀφείλω (q. v. sub init.).

ὀφέλλω (B), Aeol. aor. ind. 3 sg. ὤφελλε Od. 16.174, ὄφελλε (ν) Il. 2.420, Theoc. 25.120 (unless these are impf.); aor. subj. 3 pl. ὀφέλλωσιν Il. 1.510; aor. opt. ὀφέλλειεν 16.651, Od. 2.334:—

• old Ep. Verb, increase, enlarge, strengthen, στόνον Il. 4.445; πόνον 16.651, Od. 2.334; ἀνδρὸς ἐρωήν Il. 3.62; δέμας δʼ ὤφελλε καὶ ἥβην Od. 16.174; ἲς ἀνέμου . . κύματʼ ὀφέλλει the force of the wind raises high the waves, Il. 15.383; μῦθον ὀ. multiply words, 16.631; ὕβριν ὀ. add to insult, Hes. Op. 213; πόλεμον καὶ δῆριν ὀ. ib. 14, cf. 33; ὄφρʼ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν, ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ advance him in honour, Il. 1.510; οἶκον ὀ. advance it, make it thrive, Od. 15.21, Hes. Op. 495 (hence οἰκωφελίη) ; πεδίον σὺν θεῶν τιμαῖς ὀ. Pi. P. 4.260:—Pass., οἶκος ὀφέλλετο it waxed great, prospered, Od. 14.233; ὀφέλλετο γὰρ μένος ἠῢ ἵππου Il. 23.524; λήϊον . . ὀφελλόμενον Διὸς ὄμβρῳ Theoc. 17.78; τὰ τῶν θύραθεν . . ὀφέλλεται A. Th. 103; ἀραγμὸς ἐν πύλαις ὀφέλλεται increases, waxes louder, ib. 249. (Dialectal word acc. to Pl. Cra. 417c.)

ὀφέλλω (C),

• sweep, τὴν στέγην Hippon. 51.

2. ὀφέλλω ep. voor ὀφείλω.

ὀφέλλω ², vermehren, vergrößern, erhöhen ; Hom. nur im praes. u. imperf. act. u. pass. und in der ion. Form des aor. ὀφέλλειεν ; ὀφέλλει δʼ ἀνδρὸς ἐρωήν (nämlich πέλεκυς), Il. 3.62 ; ἲς ἀνέμου μάλιστά γε κύματʼ ὀφέλλει, die Gewalt des Sturmes macht die Wellen zunehmen, treibt höhere Wellen, 15.383 ; Ggstz von μινύθω, 20.242 ; οἶκον ὀφέλλειν, den Wohlstand eines Hauses erhöhen, Od. 15.21 ; Hes. Sc. 497 ; und pass., οἶκος ὀφέλλετο, Od. 14.233 ; οὔτι χρὴ μῦθον ὀφέλλειν, ἀλλὰ μάχεσθαι, Il. 16.631, das Gerede vermehren, noch mehr Worte machen ; δέμας δʼ ὤφελλε καὶ ἥβην, Od. 16.174, machte ihn größer und jünger ; οὕτω κεν καὶ μᾶλλον ὀφέλλειεν πόνον ἄμμιν, Od. 2.334 ; auch ὀφέλλειν τινὰ τιμῇ, Einen an Ehre erhöhen, ihm größere Ehre erzeigen, Il. 1.510 ; ὕβριν, den Frevel mehren, noch mehr Frevel üben, Hes. O. 215 ; πόλεμον καὶ δῆριν, ibd. 14, vgl. 33 ; πεδίον σὺν θεῶν τιμαῖς, Pind. P. 4.260 ; τὰ τῶν θύραθεν δʼ ὡς ἄριστʼ ὀφέλλετε, Aesch. Spt. 175 ; u. pass., ἀραγμὸς δʼ ἐν πύλαις ὀφέλλεται, er wächst, nimmt zu, 231 ; sp.D., auch absolut, Ap.Rh. 2.801, wo der Schol. erkl. εὐεργετεῖν.

ὀφέλλω ³, zusammenfegen, -kehren, στέγην, Hipponax bei Schol. Lycophr. 1165.

ὀφέλλω ¹, von ὀφείλω ganz verschieden, wie ὀφείλω, schnidig sein, μοιχάγριʼ ὀφέλλει, Od. 8.332, wie ζωάγρια ibd. 462 ; ἦλθε μετὰ χρεῖος, τό ῥά οἱ πᾶς δῆμος ὄφελλεν, 21.17 ; u. pass., χρεῖός μοι ὀφέλλεται, 3.367 ; – verpflichtet sein, müssen, ὀφέλλετε ταῦτα πένεσθαι, ihr solltet dies tun, Il. 19.200 ; u. so bes. ὤφελλον oder ὄφελον, für ὤφελον : ὡς πρὶν ὤφελλʼ ἀπολέσθαι, 7.390 ; αἴθʼ ὤφελλες σημαίνειν, 14.84 ; τιμήν πέρ μοι ὄφελλεν Ζεὺς ἐγγυαλίξαι, 1.353, öfter.

ὀφέλλω 1ὀφείλω

Aor. ὄφελον Il. 11.380, Il. 18.367 : Od. 1.217, Od. 4.97, Od. 5.308, Od. 11.548, Od. 13.204, Od. 14.274.

2 sing. ὤφελες Il. 3.428 : Od. 2.184. ὄφελες Il. 1.415, Il. 3.40, Il. 9.698, Il. 18.86 : Od. 24.30.

3 sing. ὤφελε Il. 23.546. ὄφελε Il. 3.173, Il. 4.315, Il. 6.345, Il. 10.117, Il. 19.59, Il. 21.279, Il. 22.426.

2 pl. ὠφέλετε Il. 24.254.

• • 1

    To owe, be liable for or indebted in : χρεῖος Il. 11.688. Cf. Od. 8.332, 462, Od. 21.17.

    In pass., to be owing or due : οἷσι χρεῖος ὀφείλετο Il. 11.686. Cf. Il. 11.698 : Od. 3.367.

  • 2

    In impf. or aor. with infin. of what one ought to do or be doing : νῦν ὄφελεν κατὰ πάντας ἀριστῆας πονέεσθαι Il. 10.117. Cf. Il. 18.367 (why should I not ...?), Il. 19.200 : Od. 4.472 (what you should do is to ...).

    Of what one ought to have done : τιμήν πέρ μοι ὄφελλεν ἐγγυαλίξαι Il. 1.353, μὴ ὄφελες λίσσεσθαι Il. 9.698 (ὄφελες μὴ...) Cf. Il. 23.546.

  • 3

    In impf. or aor. with infin. expressing a vain wish that something were the case : ἀνδρὸς ὤφελλον ἀμείνονος εἶναι ἄκοιτις (would that I were ...) Il. 6.350. Cf. Od. 4.97.

    Expressing a wish that something had been the case : ἀγγελίης, ἥ μὴ ὤφελλε γενέσθαι Il. 18.19. Cf. Il. 17.686, Il. 19.59 : Od. 2.184, Od. 8.312.

  • 4

    So with αἴθε in the same tenses expressing a wish in reference to the present : αἴθʼ ὄφελες παρὰ νηυσὶν ἀδάκρυτος ἧσθαι (would that you were sitting...) Il. 1.415. Cf. Il. 3.40, Il. 14.84, Il. 18.86.

    In reference to the past : αἴθʼ ὤφελλʼ ὁ ξεῖνος ἄλλοθʼ ὀλέσθαι (would that he had...) Od. 18.401. Cf. Il. 3.40, Il. 18.86, Il. 24.254 : Od. 13.204.

  • 5

    So with ὡς in reference to the present : ὡς ὄφελέν τις ἀνδρῶν ἄλλος ἔχειν (would that it were another’s lot) Il. 4.315. Cf. Od. 1.217.

    To the past : ὡς ὤφελες αὐτόθʼ ὀλέσθαι (would that you had ...) Il. 3.428. Cf. Il. 3.173, Il. 6.345, Il. 7.390, Il. 1.380, Il. 21.279, Il. 22.426, 481, Il. 24.764 : Od. 5.308, Od. 11.548, Od. 14.68, 274, Od. 24.30.

ὀφέλλω 2.

3 sing. aor. opt. ὀφέλλειε Il. 16.651 : Od. 2.334. (ἐξ-)

To increase, add to, cause to wax, intensify : πόνον Il. 2.420, Il. 16.651, οὔ τι χρὴ μῦθον ὀφέλλειν (to make long speeches) Il. 16.631. Cf. Il. 3.62, Il. 4.445, Il. 20.242 : Od. 2.334, Od. 16.174.

In pass., to become greater, wax great : ὀφέλλετο μένος Il. 23.524.

To cause (waves) to swell : μάλιστα κύματʼ ὀφέλλει Il. 15.383.

To make (a house) rich, store (it) with substance Od. 15.21.

In pass., of a house, to wax rich, grow great : αἶψα οἶκος ὀφέλλετο Od. 14.233.

With personal object, to exalt, magnify : ὄφρʼ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ ὀφέλλωσί ἑ τιμῇ Il. 1.510 (or perh. make rich; see under τιμή 6).

ὀφέλλω

• 1strengthen i. e. make to prosper ὔμμι Λατοίδας ἔπορεν Λιβύας πεδίον σὺν θεῶν τιμαῖς ὀφέλλειν P. 4.260

ὀφέλλω (1): see ὀφείλω.

ὀφέλλω (2), ipf. ὤφελλον, ὄφελλε(ν), aor. opt. ὀφέλλειεν, pass. ipf. ὀφέλλετο: augment, increase; οἶκον, οἶκος, ὀφέλλετο, in riches, Od. 15.21, Od. 14.233; μῦθον, ‘multiply words,’ Il. 16.631.

ὀφέλλω

• to increase, enlarge, strengthen, Hom.; ἲς ἀνέμου κύματʼ ὀφέλλει the force of the wind raises high the waves, Il.; μῦθον ὀφ. to multiply words, Il.; ὄφρʼ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν, ὀφέλλωσί τέ ἑ τιμῆι and may advance him in honour, Il.: —Pass., οἶκος ὀφέλλεται it waxes great, prospers, Od.