ἐπιβοηθέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπιβοᾱθέω (epiboāthéō) — Doric

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ βοηθέω (boēthéō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.bo.ɛː.tʰé.ɔː/ → /e.pi.βo.iˈθe.o/ → /e.pi.vo.iˈθe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.bo.ɛː.tʰé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.bo.e̝ˈtʰe.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.βo.iˈθe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.vo.iˈθe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.vo.iˈθe.o/

Verb

ἐπῐβοηθέω • (epiboēthéō)

1. to come to someone’s aid, succor [+dative]

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐβοηθέω, ἐπῐβοηθέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθέω	ἐπῐβοηθέεις	ἐπῐβοηθέει	ἐπῐβοηθέετον	ἐπῐβοηθέετον	ἐπῐβοηθέομεν	ἐπῐβοηθέετε	ἐπῐβοηθέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθέω	ἐπῐβοηθέῃς	ἐπῐβοηθέῃ	ἐπῐβοηθέητον	ἐπῐβοηθέητον	ἐπῐβοηθέωμεν	ἐπῐβοηθέητε	ἐπῐβοηθέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθέοιμῐ	ἐπῐβοηθέοις	ἐπῐβοηθέοι	ἐπῐβοηθέοιτον	ἐπῐβοηθεοίτην	ἐπῐβοηθέοιμεν	ἐπῐβοηθέοιτε	ἐπῐβοηθέοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐβοήθεε	ἐπῐβοηθεέτω	ἐπῐβοηθέετον	ἐπῐβοηθεέτων		ἐπῐβοηθέετε	ἐπῐβοηθεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθέομαι	ἐπῐβοηθέῃ, ἐπῐβοηθέει	ἐπῐβοηθέεται	ἐπῐβοηθέεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθέεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθεόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθέεσθε	ἐπῐβοηθέονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθέωμαι	ἐπῐβοηθέῃ	ἐπῐβοηθέηται	ἐπῐβοηθέησθον	ἐπῐβοηθέησθον	ἐπῐβοηθεώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθέησθε	ἐπῐβοηθέωνται
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθεοίμην	ἐπῐβοηθέοιο	ἐπῐβοηθέοιτο	ἐπῐβοηθέοισθον	ἐπῐβοηθεοίσθην	ἐπῐβοηθεοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθέοισθε	ἐπῐβοηθέοιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐβοηθέου	ἐπῐβοηθεέσθω	ἐπῐβοηθέεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθεέσθων		ἐπῐβοηθέεσθε	ἐπῐβοηθεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐβοηθέειν				ἐπῐβοηθέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐβοηθέων				ἐπῐβοηθεόμενος
	f	ἐπῐβοηθέουσᾰ				ἐπῐβοηθεομένη
	n	ἐπῐβοηθέον				ἐπῐβοηθεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐπῐβοηθῶ, ἐπῐβοηθοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθῶ	ἐπῐβοηθεῖς	ἐπῐβοηθεῖ	ἐπῐβοηθεῖτον	ἐπῐβοηθεῖτον	ἐπῐβοηθοῦμεν	ἐπῐβοηθεῖτε	ἐπῐβοηθοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθῶ	ἐπῐβοηθῇς	ἐπῐβοηθῇ	ἐπῐβοηθῆτον	ἐπῐβοηθῆτον	ἐπῐβοηθῶμεν	ἐπῐβοηθῆτε	ἐπῐβοηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθοίην, ἐπῐβοηθοῖμῐ	ἐπῐβοηθοίης, ἐπῐβοηθοῖς	ἐπῐβοηθοίη, ἐπῐβοηθοῖ	ἐπῐβοηθοῖτον, ἐπῐβοηθοίητον	ἐπῐβοηθοίτην, ἐπῐβοηθοιήτην	ἐπῐβοηθοῖμεν, ἐπῐβοηθοίημεν	ἐπῐβοηθοῖτε, ἐπῐβοηθοίητε	ἐπῐβοηθοῖεν, ἐπῐβοηθοίησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐβοήθει	ἐπῐβοηθείτω	ἐπῐβοηθεῖτον	ἐπῐβοηθείτων		ἐπῐβοηθεῖτε	ἐπῐβοηθούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθοῦμαι	ἐπῐβοηθεῖ, ἐπῐβοηθῇ	ἐπῐβοηθεῖται	ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθον	ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθον	ἐπῐβοηθούμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθε	ἐπῐβοηθοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθῶμαι	ἐπῐβοηθῇ	ἐπῐβοηθῆται	ἐπῐβοηθῆσθον	ἐπῐβοηθῆσθον	ἐπῐβοηθώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθῆσθε	ἐπῐβοηθῶνται
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθοίμην	ἐπῐβοηθοῖο	ἐπῐβοηθοῖτο	ἐπῐβοηθοῖσθον	ἐπῐβοηθοίσθην	ἐπῐβοηθοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθοῖσθε	ἐπῐβοηθοῖντο
	imperative		ἐπῐβοηθοῦ	ἐπῐβοηθείσθω	ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθον	ἐπῐβοηθείσθων		ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθε	ἐπῐβοηθείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐβοηθεῖν				ἐπῐβοηθεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐβοηθῶν				ἐπῐβοηθούμενος
	f	ἐπῐβοηθοῦσᾰ				ἐπῐβοηθουμένη
	n	ἐπῐβοηθοῦν				ἐπῐβοηθούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπεβοήθεον, ἐπεβοηθεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεβοήθεον	ἐπεβοήθεες	ἐπεβοήθεε(ν)	ἐπεβοηθέετον	ἐπεβοηθεέτην	ἐπεβοηθέομεν	ἐπεβοηθέετε	ἐπεβοήθεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεβοηθεόμην	ἐπεβοηθέου	ἐπεβοηθέετο	ἐπεβοηθέεσθον	ἐπεβοηθεέσθην	ἐπεβοηθεόμεθᾰ	ἐπεβοηθέεσθε	ἐπεβοηθέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπεβοήθουν, ἐπεβοηθούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεβοήθουν	ἐπεβοήθεις	ἐπεβοήθει	ἐπεβοηθεῖτον	ἐπεβοηθείτην	ἐπεβοηθοῦμεν	ἐπεβοηθεῖτε	ἐπεβοήθουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεβοηθούμην	ἐπεβοηθοῦ	ἐπεβοηθεῖτο	ἐπεβοηθεῖσθον	ἐπεβοηθείσθην	ἐπεβοηθούμεθᾰ	ἐπεβοηθεῖσθε	ἐπεβοηθοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐβοηθήσω, ἐπῐβοηθήσομαι, ἐπῐβοηθηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθήσω	ἐπῐβοηθήσεις	ἐπῐβοηθήσει	ἐπῐβοηθήσετον	ἐπῐβοηθήσετον	ἐπῐβοηθήσομεν	ἐπῐβοηθήσετε	ἐπῐβοηθήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιμῐ	ἐπῐβοηθήσοις	ἐπῐβοηθήσοι	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιτον	ἐπῐβοηθησοίτην	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιμεν	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιτε	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθήσομαι	ἐπῐβοηθήσῃ, ἐπῐβοηθήσει	ἐπῐβοηθήσεται	ἐπῐβοηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθήσεσθε	ἐπῐβοηθήσονται
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθησοίμην	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιο	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιτο	ἐπῐβοηθήσοισθον	ἐπῐβοηθησοίσθην	ἐπῐβοηθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθήσοισθε	ἐπῐβοηθήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσομαι	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσῃ	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσεται	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐβοηθηθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσεσθε	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσονται
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθηθησοίμην	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσοιο	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσοιτο	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσοισθον	ἐπῐβοηθηθησοίσθην	ἐπῐβοηθηθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσοισθε	ἐπῐβοηθηθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐβοηθήσειν			ἐπῐβοηθήσεσθαι		ἐπῐβοηθηθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐβοηθήσων			ἐπῐβοηθησόμενος		ἐπῐβοηθηθησόμενος
	f	ἐπῐβοηθήσουσᾰ			ἐπῐβοηθησομένη		ἐπῐβοηθηθησομένη
	n	ἐπῐβοηθῆσον			ἐπῐβοηθησόμενον		ἐπῐβοηθηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπεβοήθησᾰ, ἐπεβοηθησᾰ́μην, ἐπεβοηθήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεβοήθησᾰ	ἐπεβοήθησᾰς	ἐπεβοήθησε(ν)	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰτον	ἐπεβοηθησᾰ́την	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰμεν	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰτε	ἐπεβοήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθήσω	ἐπῐβοηθήσῃς	ἐπῐβοηθήσῃ	ἐπῐβοηθήσητον	ἐπῐβοηθήσητον	ἐπῐβοηθήσωμεν	ἐπῐβοηθήσητε	ἐπῐβοηθήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιμῐ	ἐπῐβοηθήσειᾰς, ἐπῐβοηθήσαις	ἐπῐβοηθήσειε(ν), ἐπῐβοηθήσαι	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιτον	ἐπῐβοηθησαίτην	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιμεν	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιτε	ἐπῐβοηθήσειᾰν, ἐπῐβοηθήσαιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐβοήθησον	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́τω	ἐπῐβοηθήσᾰτον	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́των		ἐπῐβοηθήσᾰτε	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπεβοηθησᾰ́μην	ἐπεβοηθήσω	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰτο	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰσθον	ἐπεβοηθησᾰ́σθην	ἐπεβοηθησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰσθε	ἐπεβοηθήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθήσωμαι	ἐπῐβοηθήσῃ	ἐπῐβοηθήσηται	ἐπῐβοηθήσησθον	ἐπῐβοηθήσησθον	ἐπῐβοηθησώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθήσησθε	ἐπῐβοηθήσωνται
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθησαίμην	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιο	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιτο	ἐπῐβοηθήσαισθον	ἐπῐβοηθησαίσθην	ἐπῐβοηθησαίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβοηθήσαισθε	ἐπῐβοηθήσαιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐβοήθησαι	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́σθω	ἐπῐβοηθήσᾰσθον	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́σθων		ἐπῐβοηθήσᾰσθε	ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπεβοηθήθην	ἐπεβοηθήθης	ἐπεβοηθήθη	ἐπεβοηθήθητον	ἐπεβοηθηθήτην	ἐπεβοηθήθημεν	ἐπεβοηθήθητε	ἐπεβοηθήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβοηθηθῶ	ἐπῐβοηθηθῇς	ἐπῐβοηθηθῇ	ἐπῐβοηθηθῆτον	ἐπῐβοηθηθῆτον	ἐπῐβοηθηθῶμεν	ἐπῐβοηθηθῆτε	ἐπῐβοηθηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβοηθηθείην	ἐπῐβοηθηθείης	ἐπῐβοηθηθείη	ἐπῐβοηθηθεῖτον, ἐπῐβοηθηθείητον	ἐπῐβοηθηθείτην, ἐπῐβοηθηθειήτην	ἐπῐβοηθηθεῖμεν, ἐπῐβοηθηθείημεν	ἐπῐβοηθηθεῖτε, ἐπῐβοηθηθείητε	ἐπῐβοηθηθεῖεν, ἐπῐβοηθηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐβοηθήθητῐ	ἐπῐβοηθηθήτω	ἐπῐβοηθήθητον	ἐπῐβοηθηθήτων		ἐπῐβοηθήθητε	ἐπῐβοηθηθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐβοηθῆσαι			ἐπῐβοηθήσᾰσθαι		ἐπῐβοηθηθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπῐβοηθήσᾱς			ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́μενος		ἐπῐβοηθηθείς
	f	ἐπῐβοηθήσᾱσᾰ			ἐπῐβοηθησᾰμένη		ἐπῐβοηθηθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐβοηθῆσᾰν			ἐπῐβοηθησᾰ́μενον		ἐπῐβοηθηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπῐβεβοήθηκᾰ, ἐπῐβεβοήθημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐβεβοήθηκᾰ	ἐπῐβεβοήθηκᾰς	ἐπῐβεβοήθηκε(ν)	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκᾰτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκᾰτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκᾰμεν	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκᾰτε	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκω	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκῃς	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκῃ	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκητον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκητον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκωμεν	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκητε	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοιμῐ, ἐπῐβεβοηθηκοίην	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοις, ἐπῐβεβοηθηκοίης	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοι, ἐπῐβεβοηθηκοίη	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοιτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκοίτην	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοιμεν	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοιτε	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐβεβοήθηκε	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκέτω	ἐπῐβεβοηθήκετον	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκέτων		ἐπῐβεβοηθήκετε	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐβεβοήθημαι	ἐπῐβεβοήθησαι	ἐπῐβεβοήθηται	ἐπῐβεβοήθησθον	ἐπῐβεβοήθησθον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήμεθᾰ	ἐπῐβεβοήθησθε	ἐπῐβεβοήθηνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος ὦ	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος ᾖς	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος ᾖ	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένω ἦτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένω ἦτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι ὦμεν	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι ἦτε	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος εἴην	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος εἴης	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος εἴη	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπῐβεβοηθημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπῐβεβοήθησο	ἐπῐβεβοηθήσθω	ἐπῐβεβοήθησθον	ἐπῐβεβοηθήσθων		ἐπῐβεβοήθησθε	ἐπῐβεβοηθήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐβεβοηθηκέναι				ἐπῐβεβοηθῆσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκώς				ἐπῐβεβοηθημένος
	f	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκυῖᾰ				ἐπῐβεβοηθημένη
	n	ἐπῐβεβοηθηκός				ἐπῐβεβοηθημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπεβεβοηθήκειν, ἐπεβεβοηθήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεβεβοηθήκειν, ἐπεβεβοηθήκη	ἐπεβεβοηθήκεις, ἐπεβεβοηθήκης	ἐπεβεβοηθήκει(ν)	ἐπεβεβοηθήκετον	ἐπεβεβοηθηκέτην	ἐπεβεβοηθήκεμεν	ἐπεβεβοηθήκετε	ἐπεβεβοηθήκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεβεβοηθήμην	ἐπεβεβοήθησο	ἐπεβεβοήθητο	ἐπεβεβοήθησθον	ἐπεβεβοηθήσθην	ἐπεβεβοηθήμεθᾰ	ἐπεβεβοήθησθε	ἐπεβεβοήθηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐπιβοήθεια (epiboḗtheia)

Further reading

• ἐπιβοηθέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐπιβοηθέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιβοηθέω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • aid idem, page 20.
  • assist idem, page 46.
  • help idem, page 395.
  • reinforce idem, page 688.
  • rescue idem, page 700.