βοηθόος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Homeric. From βοή (boḗ, “shout, call”) + θοός (thoós, “swift, running”) (θέω (théō, “run”)); post-classically shortened to βοηθός (boēthós).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /bo.ɛː.tʰó.os/ → /βo.iˈθo.os/ → /vo.iˈθo.os/
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bo.ɛː.tʰó.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /bo.eˈtʰo.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βo.iˈθo.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vo.iˈθo.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vo.iˈθo.os/
Adjective
βοηθόος • (boēthóos) m, f (neuter βοηθόον); second declension
- heeding the call to arms, rushing to battle
- Il. 13.477 Αἰνείαν ἐπιόντα βοηθόον ("Aeneas rushing to [battle]")
- Il. 17.481f Ὣς ἔφατ', Ἀλκιμέδων δὲ βοηθόον ἅρμ' ἐπορούσας / καρπαλίμως μάστιγα καὶ ἡνία λάζετο χερσίν ("So spake he, and Alcimedon leapt upon the car that was swift in battle, and quickly grasped in his hands the lash and reins" trans. Murray 1924)
- assisting, auxiliary; aiding, helping
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ βοηθός ho boēthós |
τὼ βοηθώ tṑ boēthṓ |
οἱ βοηθοί hoi boēthoí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βοηθοῦ toû boēthoû |
τοῖν βοηθοῖν toîn boēthoîn |
τῶν βοηθῶν tôn boēthôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βοηθῷ tôi boēthôi |
τοῖν βοηθοῖν toîn boēthoîn |
τοῖς βοηθοῖς toîs boēthoîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βοηθόν tòn boēthón |
τὼ βοηθώ tṑ boēthṓ |
τοὺς βοηθούς toùs boēthoús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βοηθέ boēthé |
βοηθώ boēthṓ |
βοηθοί boēthoí | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Descendants
References
- βοηθόος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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