βοηθέω

See also: βοηθάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From βοηθόος, βοηθός (boēthós) < βοή f (boḗ, “shout”) + θόος (thóos, “quick”) from θέω (théō, “run”). As in the phrase ἐπί βοήν θέω (epí boḗn théō, “run to a cry for aid”). Similar sense at βοηδρομέω (boēdroméō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βοηθέω • (boēthéō)

  1. (with the dative case) to help somebody, aid, assist
    impersonal passive perfect: βεβοήθηται (beboḗthētai)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντιβοηθέω (antiboēthéō, “help in turn”)
  • ἐκβοηθέω (ekboēthéō, “march out to aid”)
  • ἐπεκβοηθέω (epekboēthéō, “rush out to aid”)
  • ἐπῐβοηθέω (epiboēthéō, “come to aid”)
  • πᾰρᾰβοηθέω (paraboēthéō, “come to aid”)
  • πᾰρεπῐβοηθέω (parepiboēthéō, “come in addition to help”)
  • προβοηθέω (proboēthéō, “hasten to aid before”)
  • προσβοηθέω (prosboēthéō, “come to aid”)
  • προσεπῐβοηθέω (prosepiboēthéō, “come to help”)
  • συμβοηθέω (sumboēthéō, “join in assisting”)
  • σῠνεκβοηθέω (sunekboēthéō, “join in going out to aid”)
  • σῠνεπῐβοηθέω (sunepiboēthéō, “come to aid together”)
  • ῠ̔ποβοηθέω (hupoboēthéō, “furnish, supply”)

Descendants

  • Greek: βοηθώ (voïthó), βοηθῶ, βοηθάω (voïtháo)

Further reading

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