βοηθός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Shortened form of βοηθόος (boēthóos, “hasting to the cry for help”), from βοή (boḗ, “shout, call”) + θοός (thoós, “swift”) (from θέω (théō, “run”)).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bo.ɛː.tʰós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /bo.e̝ˈtʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βo.iˈθos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vo.iˈθos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vo.iˈθos/
Adjective
βοηθός • (boēthós) m or f (neuter βοηθόν); second declension
- assisting, auxiliary
Noun
βοηθός • (boēthós) m (genitive βοηθοῦ); second declension
- assistant, helper
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ βοηθός; τοῦ βοηθοῦ (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- βοήθεια (boḗtheia) "help, aid"
- βοηθέω (boēthéō) "come to aid, succour, assist, aid"
- βοήθησις (boḗthēsis) "aid, succour"
Descendants
- Greek: βοηθός (voïthós)
References
- An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon (1882)
- Strongs Exhaustive Bible Concordance (1890)
Greek
Noun
βοηθός • (voïthós) m or f (plural βοηθοί)
- helper, assistant
Declension
declension of βοηθός
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | βοηθός • | βοηθοί • |
genitive | βοηθού • | βοηθών • |
accusative | βοηθό • | βοηθούς • |
vocative | βοηθέ • | βοηθοί • |
Related terms
- βοήθεια f (voḯtheia, “help”)
- αναξιόπιστος βοηθός m (anaxiópistos voïthós, “broken reed”)