wjtiv"
wjtiv" , ivdo", hJ , ( ou\" ) a kind of bustard with long earfeathers, prob. the great bustard, Xen.
w[truna
w[tru<Eth>na , aor. of ojtruvnw .
wjtwvei"
wjtwvei" , essa, en , ( ou\", wjtov" ) poët. Adj. with ears or handles, Il., Hes.
wujtov"
wujtov" , Ion. and Dor. for oJ aujtov" .
w[feila
w[feila , aor. I of ojfevllw .
wjfevleia
wjfevleia and wjfeliva , Ion. wjfelivh , hJ : ( wjfelevw ):— help, aid, succour, assistance, esp. in war, Thuc. ; th;n wjf. parevcein tini Id.; wjfeliva" tugcavnein Id.; ouj meta; tw`n keimevnwn novmwn wjfeliva" not for such assistance as is consistent with the laws ( wjfeliva" being = wjfeliva" e{neka ) Id.
II. utility, use, profit, advantage, benefit, Hdt ., Soph. ; c. gen. objecti, ejpÆ wjfeleiva/ tw`n fivlwn for service to them, for their benefit, Plat.
2.
a source of gain
or
profit, a benefit, service,
Id.,
etc.
3.
spoil, booty, game,
Xen
.,
Plut.
w[fele"
w[fele", e , 2 and 3 sing. aor. 2 of ojfeivlw II .
wjfelevw
wjfelevw , f. hvsw : aor. I wjfevlhsa : pf. -hka : plqpf. wjfelhvkh :— Pass. , f. wjfelhqhvsomai , and fut. med. in pass. sense, wjfelhvsomai : aor. I wjfelhvqhn : pf. wjfevlhmai : 3 sing. plqpf. wjfevlhto : ( o[felo" ):— to help, aid, assist, succour, to be of use or service to any one:
1.
absol.
to be of use
or
service,
ta; mhde;n wjfelou`nta
Aesch
.;
oujde;n wjfelei`
Thuc.
2.
mostly
c. acc.
pers., like
Lat.
juvare
, to be of service to, to benefit,
Hdt
.,
Aesch.
,
etc.
;
wjf. tina e[" ti
to be of use
to one
towards
a thing,
Thuc.
3.
more rarely
c. dat.
pers., like
Lat.
prodesse
,
Trag
., Antipho.
4.
once
c. gen
.,
oujdei;" e[rwto" tou`dÆ ejfaivnetÆ wjfelw`n
no one appeared to help
towards
this desire,
Soph.
5. c. acc. cogn ., wjfevleian wjf. tina to render him a service, Plat .; so with a neut. Adj ., oujdevn tina wjf . to do one no service, Hdt. ( v. supr. 1); pollav, plevon, plei`ston, wJ" plei`sta wjf . Eur. , etc.
II. Pass. to be helped, i.e. to receive help, aid, or succour, to derive profit or advantage, prov" tino" from a person or thing, Hdt. : e[k tino" Aesch .; ajpov tino" Thuc .; uJpov or parav tino" Plat .; c. part. , wjfelei`sqai ijdwvn to be profited by the sight of a thing, Thuc. ; c. adj. neut. , oujde;n wjfeloumevnh Soph.
wjfevlhma
wjfevlhma , ato", tov , a useful or serviceable thing, a service, benefit, Aesch ., Eur.
II. generally, use, advantage, profit, Soph ., Xen. ; and wjfelhvsimo"