abet

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

encourage: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, παρακαλεῖν, ὁρμᾶν, V. ὀτρύνειν; see encourage, aid.

have a hand in: P. and V. συμπράσσειν, V. συμφυτεύειν.

her father Menelaus abets his daughter herein: V. πατήρ τε θυγατρὶ Μενέλεως συνδρᾷ τάδε (Euripides, Andromache 40).