abet
From LSJ
προγράψαντες οὖν τά τε θεωρήματα καὶ τὰ ἐπιτάγματα τὰ χρεῖαν ἔχοντα εἰς τὰς ἀποδείξιας αὐτῶν μετὰ ταῦτα γραψοῦμές τοι τὰ προκείμενα → having therefore written at the beginning the theorems and the postulates that are necessary for their proofs, we will then write out for you the propositions
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).
