βοηθέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(sts. written <b class="b3">βοιηθέω</b>, <span class="title">IG</span>22.237 (iv B. C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>1007.12</span> (iii B. C.)), Ion. βωθέω, only Hsch. <b class="b3">βωθέοντες</b>, not in Hdt. (but cf. <span class="bibl">Eust.812.59</span>) or Hp., cf. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> βοηθήσω <span class="title">Michel</span> 12.15 (Erythrae, iv B. C.); Dor. βοᾱθοέω <span class="title">SIG</span>421.27 (Thermon); Aeol.</gram>βαθόημι</gramGrp> (q. v.):—Med., fut. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> -ήσομαι <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span>1.128</span>:—<b class="b2">come to aid, succour, assist, aid</b>, c. dat., τῇ σφετέρῃ <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.82</span>; τοῖσιν ἠδικημένοις <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>79</span>; πρὸς τοὺς αὑτῶν ψιλούς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>1.2.3</span>; τινὶ ἀντία τινός <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.99</span>; τινὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄναντες <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.8.38</span>; <b class="b3">ναυσὶ β. τινί πολιορκουμένῳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1.6.22</span>; β. τοῖς φίλοις τὰ δίκαια <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.6.25</span>; <b class="b3">β. τοῖς τῶν προγόνων ἀτυχήμασιν</b> <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.169</span>; β. τῷ λόγῳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>88e</span>; <b class="b3">β. τῷ θεῷ</b> [[maintain]] his [[rights]], Epist. Philipp. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.157</span>; β. τοῖς νόμοις <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.33</span>: c. dat. et acc., πατρὶ βοηθῶν θάνατον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>874c</span>; of a physician, β. τῷ θερμῷ ἐπὶ τὸ ψυχρόν <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>13</span>: abs., <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Alex.</span> 19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs., <b class="b2">come to the rescue</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.30</span>, <span class="bibl">7.158</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>613</span>, etc.; β. παρά τινα <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.57</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπί τινα</b> [[against]] one, <span class="bibl">Id.1.62</span>, <span class="bibl">4.125</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.126</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">β. ἐς</b>… <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.103</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ</b>… <span class="bibl">Th.3.97</span>, <span class="bibl">4.72</span>; ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς <span class="bibl">Id.8.11</span>; ἐκεῖσε <span class="bibl">D.4.41</span>; <b class="b3">β. πρός τι</b> [[contribute]] to an object, v. l. in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1155a14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Metaph.</span>1079b16</span>, or [[keep]] it [[off]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Resp.</span>474b24</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HA</span>621a13</span>; <b class="b3">χρήμασι</b> [[with]] money, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">EN</span>1130a19</span>: Medic., <b class="b3">βοηθεῖ πρὸς τὸ κώνειον</b> <b class="b2">it is an antidote</b> to... <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.20.1</span>; freq. in Dsc. as β. τοῖς φαγοῦσι 4.83. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> Pass., <b class="b2">to be assisted, receive help</b>, παρά τινος <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Rh.</span> 1383b28</span>; βοηθήσομαι <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Da.</span>11.34</span>, but βοηθηθήσομαι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Is.</span>44.2</span>; <b class="b3">ἐβοήθην</b> ib.<span class="bibl">10.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ch.</span>26.15</span> (v.l. [[ἐβοηθήθην]]) ; ἵν' ὦ βεβοηθημένη <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PRyl.</span>122.12</span> (ii A. D.); esp. of patients, [[derive benefit]], Dsc.4.82, Plu.2.687f: impers., ἐμοὶ βεβοήθηται τῷ τεθνεῶτι <span class="bibl">Antipho 1.31</span>; ταύτῃ μοι βεβοηθημένον ἐγεγόνει φιλοσοφίᾳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ep.</span>347e</span>.</span>