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|Full diacritics=εὐεργετέω
|Medium diacritics=εὐεργετέω
|Low diacritics=ευεργετέω
|Capitals=ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΕΩ
|Transliteration A=euergetéō
|Transliteration B=euergeteō
|Transliteration C=evergeteo
|Beta Code=eu)ergete/w
|Definition=the augm. <b class="b3">εὐηργ</b>- is sts. found, esp. in codd., as impf. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> εὐηργέτουν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ap.</span> 26</span>: aor. εὐηργέτησα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>835</span>, v.l. in <span class="bibl">Din.1.16</span>, but ηὐεργέτησα <span class="bibl">Lys. 9.14</span>: pf. <b class="b3">εὐηργέτηκα</b> v.l. in <span class="bibl">Lycurg.140</span>: pf. Pass. εὐηργέτημαι <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Mem.</span>2.2.3</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span>798.5 (Cyzicus, i A. D.), but Inscrr. and Pap. have εὐεργέτηκα <span class="title">IG</span>22.573 (iv B. C.), εὐεργέτημαι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>2.169.26</span> (i A. D.), εὐεργετήθην <span class="title">IG</span>7.2808 (Hyettus, iii A. D.), ηὐεργετημένοι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTeb.</span>326.16</span> (iii A. D.):—<b class="b2">to be a benefactor</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>670</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>22.786, etc.; [Ἰησοῦς] διῆλθεν -τῶν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>10.38</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">to be proclaimed as</b> εὐεργέτης <span class="bibl">1.2</span>, <span class="title">JHS</span>10.76 (Patara, i A. D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. acc. pers., <b class="b2">do good services</b> or <b class="b2">show kindness to</b> one, τοὺς θανόντας εἰ θέλεις εὐεργετεῖν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>266.1</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span>725</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span>1540</span>, Lys. l.c., etc.; ὁ νόμος βούλεται -τεῖν βίον ἀνθρώπων <span class="bibl">Democr.248</span>; εὐ. τὸν δῆμον <span class="title">IG</span>22.791.25, etc.; τὸν θεὸν εὐεργετηκότες <span class="title">SIG</span>417.13 (Delph., iii B. C.): c. acc. cogn., εὐ. τινὰ τὴν μεγίστην εὐεργεσίαν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>36c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>615b</span>; <b class="b3">ὅ τι ἂν ἡμᾶς εὐεργετήσῃς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">345a</span>; <b class="b3">μεγάλως</b> or <b class="b3">μεγάλα εὐ</b>., <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.2.10</span>, <span class="bibl">12</span>: c. dat. rei, <b class="b3">χρήμασιν εὐ</b>. ib. <span class="bibl">2</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">have a kindness done one</b>, εὐεργεσίαν εὐεργετηθείς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>520c</span>; μείζω εὐηργετημένοι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.2.3</span>; καί τι εὐεργέτηται ὑπ' ἐμοῦ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cri.</span>43a</span>; ἀντὶ πολλῶν καὶ μεγάλων ὧν εὐεργετήθη παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ <span class="title">IG</span>7.2808 (Hyettus, iii A. D.); εὐεργετούμενος εἰς χρήματα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>184b</span>.</span>
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