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|Definition=(A), Ep., Aeol., and Arc. for [[ὀφείλω]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]] sub init.).<br /><br />(B), Aeol. aor. ind. 3sg. ὤφελλε Od.16.174, ὄφελλε (ὄφελλεν) Il. 2.420, Theoc.25.120 (unless these are impf.); aor. subj. 3pl. 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 δ' ὤφελλε καὶ ἥβην Od.16.174; <b class="b3">ἲς ἀνέμου.. κύματ' ὀφέλλει</b> the [[force]] of the [[wind]] [[raise]]s [[high]] the [[wave]]s, Il.15.383; <b class="b3">μῦθον ὀφέλλω</b> [[multiply]] [[word]]s, 16.631; <b class="b3">ὕβριν ὀφέλλω</b> [[add to insult]], Hes.''Op.''213; <b class="b3">πόλεμον καὶ δῆριν ὀφέλλω</b> ib.14, cf. 33; <b class="b3">ὄφρ' ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν, ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ</b> [[advance]] him in [[honour]], Il.1.510; <b class="b3">οἶκον ὀφέλλω</b> [[advance]] it, [[make]] it [[thrive]], Od.15.21, Hes.''Op.''495 (hence [[οἰκωφελίη]]) <b class="b3">; πεδίον σὺν θεῶν τιμαῖς ὀ.</b> Pi.''P.''4.260:—Pass., <b class="b3">οἶκος ὀφέλλετο</b> it [[wax]]ed [[great]], [[prosper]]ed, 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; <b class="b3">ἀραγμὸς ἐν πύλαις ὀφέλλεται</b> [[increase]]s, [[wax]]es [[louder]], ib.249. (Dialectal word acc. to [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Cratylus|Cra.]]''417c.)<br /><br />(C) [[sweep]], τὴν [[στέγη]]ν Hippon.51.