ὀφέλλω
ὀφέλλω
to increase, enlarge, strengthen, Hom.; ἲς ἀνέμου κύματʼ ὀφέλλει the force of the wind raises high the waves, Il.; μῦθον ὀφ. to multiply words, Il.; ὄφρʼ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν, ὀφέλλωσί τέ ἑ τιμῆι and may advance him in honour, Il.: —Pass., οἶκος ὀφέλλεται it waxes great, prospers, Od.