βοηθεῖν
ἀλλ' οὐκ ἂν μαχέσαιτο· χέσαιτο γάρ, εἰ μαχέσαιτο → fighting is what she can't do, for if she should fight she would shit
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also βοηθέω): reinforce, come and rescue, come to help, come to the defence of, come to the help of, come to the rescue, go to the help of
Lexicon Thucydideum
adversus hostes concurrere, auxilio venire, to charge against the enemy, come to help, 1.47.2, 1.62.8, 1.63.2, 1.74.3. 1.116.1, 2.26.2. 2.73.3, 2.94.2, 3.13.7, 3.22.6, 3.22.8. 3.75.1, 3.96.3. 3.106.1, 3.113.4, 4.14.5, 4.25.11. 4.28.4, 4.32.2. 4.42.3, 4.42.4. 4.44.4. 4.44.44.96.8. 4.101.4. 4.106.3, 4.121.2, 4.129.3. 5.3.1, 5.47.3, 5.47.4, 5.47.8. 5.47.85.52.2. 5.58.4, 5.59.1. 5.61.1. 5.64.4, 5.75.1. 5.82.3. 5.104.1. 6.18.1. 6.34.3, 6.52.2. 6.88.5. 6.10.1. 6.91.1. 6.95.2. 6.97.3. 6.104.1, 7.2.1. 7.26.1. 7.30.1. 7.43.5. 7.43.6, 7.58.2. 8.15.1. 8.27.1. 8.40.3. 8.55.2. 8.55.28.60.3, 8.62.2. 8.73.6. 8.92.6. 8.95.2. 8.103.2, [pro for προσβοηθεῖν vulgo commonly 8.55.1.]
cum with ἐπί et acc. and accusative (seq. hominum nomine following a word for person) ad aggrediendum vel propulsandum, for attacking or repelling 1.107.5, 1.126.7, 3.110.2, 4.25.9, 4.108.5, 6.33.2, —(seq. urbis vel rerum nomine following a word for a city or thing) ad tutandum for protecting 3.97.3, 3.114.3, 4.8.1, 4.8.2. 4.72.1, 4.85.7, 5.65.3,
ad prohibendum, quominus aqua in ipsorum regionem diverteretur., to prevent water being diverted into their own territory. 6.65.3, 8.11.2,
cum dat. with dative (animantis aut urbis of a living thing or city) opem ferre, to bring aid, 1.35.4, 1.41.2. 1.44.1, 1.71.4, 1.71.5. 1.74.2, 1.81.3, 1.105.4, 1.105.41.107.2, 1.116.2. 2.25.2. 3.5.1, 3.13.7, 3.25.1. 3.55.3. 3.102.3, 3.102.7, 3.105.4, 3.107.1, 3.114.3. 3.115.3. 4.100.1. 4.104.4. 5.3.3, 5.48.2, 5.55.4. 5.58.1. 5.61.5. 5.75.5. 5.105.3. 6.6.1, 6.6.2. 6.10.5, 6.18.2. 6.19.1. 6.44.3. 6.67.2. 6.79.1. 6.80.1, 6.88.7. 6.105.1. 7.33.1. 8.26.3, 8.38.4. 8.40.1, 8.40.3. 8.61.1. 8.86.8, 8.96.4, —(cum dat. rei with dative of thing) tueri, defendere, to protect, defend, 1.123.1, 1.123.2, 1.140.1, 2.63.1.