βοηθέω

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See also: βοηθάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βοηθός (boēthós) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βοηθέω (boēthéō)

  1. to help somebody, aid, assist
    • 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

Descendants

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

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