βοηθέω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.βοᾱθοέωPi.contr.vbβοηθόοςneut.impers.vbl.adj. 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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βοηθέω

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βοηθέω

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βοηθεω

Intro Text:

βοηθέω

IDX:

7570

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-7571

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