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
 

Adjective

βοηθός • (boēthós) m or f (neuter βοηθόν); second declension

  1. assisting, auxiliary

Declension
Second declension of βοηθός; βοηθόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative βοηθός
boēthós		 βοηθόν
boēthón		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθοί
boēthoí		 βοηθᾰ́
boēthá
Genitive βοηθοῦ
boēthoû		 βοηθοῦ
boēthoû		 βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn		 βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn		 βοηθῶν
boēthôn		 βοηθῶν
boēthôn
Dative βοηθῷ
boēthôi		 βοηθῷ
boēthôi		 βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn		 βοηθοῖν
boēthoîn		 βοηθοῖς
boēthoîs		 βοηθοῖς
boēthoîs
Accusative βοηθόν
boēthón		 βοηθόν
boēthón		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθούς
boēthoús		 βοηθᾰ́
boēthá
Vocative βοηθέ
boēthé		 βοηθόν
boēthón		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθώ
boēthṓ		 βοηθοί
boēthoí		 βοηθᾰ́
boēthá
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
βοηθῶς
boēthôs		 βοηθότερος
boēthóteros		 βοηθότᾰτος
boēthótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

βοηθός • (boēthós) m (genitive βοηθοῦ); second declension

  1. assistant, helper

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ βοηθός; τοῦ βοηθοῦ (Attic)
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.
  • βοήθεια (boḗtheia) "help, aid"
  • βοηθέω (boēthéō) "come to aid, succour, assist, aid"
  • βοήθησις (boḗthēsis) "aid, succour"

Descendants
  • Greek: βοηθός (voïthós)

References

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /voi̯ˈθos/

Noun

βοηθός • (voïthós) m or f (plural βοηθοί)

  1. helper, assistant
    Synonym: αρωγός (arogós)

Declension
declension of βοηθός
case     \     number singular plural
nominative βοηθός • βοηθοί •
genitive βοηθού • βοηθών •
accusative βοηθό • βοηθούς •
vocative βοηθέ • βοηθοί •

Further reading
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