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βόεσσι
βοεύς
βοή
βοηδρομέω
Βοηδρόμια
Bοηδρόμιος
Βοηδρομιών
βοηδρόμος
βοήθαρχος
βοήθεια
βοηθέω
βοήθημα
βοηθητικός
βοηθόος
βοηθός
βοηλασίᾱ
βοηλατέω
βοηλάτης
βοηλατικός
βοηνόμος
βοητύς
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βοηθέω
βοηθέω
dial.βοᾱθοέωPi.
contr.vbβοηθόοςneut.impers.vbl.adj.
βοηθητέον
come to the rescuein a time of dangerbring helpreliefw.dat.to others, a ship, god, sanctuaryA. Hdt. Ar. specif., of a people, leaders, armies, shipsbring helpreliefin battle, war or political strifew.dat.to a land, people, army, or sim.Hdt. E. Th. Lys. Ar.w.prep.phr.to a location, against an enemy or attackHdt. of a god, oracle, divine agentsgive succourw.dat.to mortals, suppliants, victims, or sim.Hdt. Ar. Pl. of personsgive supportto someone or sthg., w. words, actions, moneyhelpfreq. w.dat.persons, their interestsE. Ar. Att.orats.of a poet, in celebrating a heroPi. pass.of a personbe given helpArist. in legal or political ctxts.give support to, defendw.dat.personsAtt.orats.a treaty, agreement, law, justice, a form of government, or sim.Th. Ar. Att.orats. help, defendw.dat.oneself, one's interestsTh. Ar. find help or relieffor sthg. badremedyw.dat.bad situations, wrongs, misfortunes, debts, or sim.Att.orats.of doctorsadminister remediesPlu. give supportto sthg. badhelpw.dat.wrongdoing, weaknesses, persons doing wrong or making mistakesAtt.orats. of a speaker or writerback upw.dat.a person, an argumentAtt.orats. Pl.come to the rescuein an argumentPl. of laws, thoughts, an argumenthelp, defendw.dat.persons, their case, a propositionAtt.orats.of conditions, events, emotionsgive advantagew.dat.to a personPl. Plu.

ShortDef

to come to aid, to succour, assist, aid

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Headword:
βοηθέω
Headword (normalized):
βοηθέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βοηθεω
IDX:
7570
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-7571
Key:
βοηθέω

Data

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