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1 ὀφέλλω 2
ὀφέλλω 2.Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `to increase, to enlarge, to augment, to advance' (ep., Pi., A., Theoc.).Other forms: Aor. opt. ὀφέλλειεν (Π 651, β 334), beside which the ambivalent ὀφέλλωσιν (Α 510), ὄφελλε(ν) (Β 420, Theoc. 25, 120), ὤφελλε (π 174).Compounds: Also w. ἐξ- (ο 18).Derivatives: ὄφελ-μα n. (S. Fr. 1079), - μός m. (inscr. Lydia) `augmentation, advantage', - σιμος `advantageous, useful' (Call., Orph., Opp.; after χρή-, ὀνή-σιμος, Arbenz 37); also ὀφέλλιμος `id.' (Max.) with dir. connection to ὀφέλλω. -- Besides ὄφελος n. `augmentation, use, advantage, gain' (Il.); very often as 2. member w. comp. length. e.g. ἀν-ωφελής `useless' (IA.); second. simplex ὀφελής (pap. IIp); Οφελέσ-της m. PN (Il.); cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 211 ( Illyr. combination in Mayer Spr. d. alten Illyr. 1, 248; 2, 23, to be rejected); Όφέλ-ανδρος m. (VIa) after Άλέξ-ανδρος?, Sommer Nominalkomp. 198 A. 1. Denomin. (with ὠ- from the compp.) ὠφελ-έω `to be of use, to help, to support' (IA.) with - ίη, - ία, second. - εια f. `use, help' (IA), - ημα n. (trag.), - ησις f. (S.) `benefit, use', - ήσιμος `useful' (S., Ar.); much more usual ὠφέλ-ιμος `id.' (Att.), prob. from ὠφελ-έω, - ία (Arbenz 36f.). More in Leumann Hom. Wörter 120 ff. with attempt, to explain the lengthening of the initial. -- Diff. on ὠφελέω (iter.-intens. to ὀφέλλω) Schwyzer 720.Etymology: To the primary yot-present ὀφέλλω \< *ὀφελ-ι̯ω, beside which with Aeol. development of the σ-aor. ὀφέλλειεν (\< *ὀφελ-σ-), belongs as verbal noun the widespread and old ὄφελος, which can be identified directly with Arm. * awel in awel-i `more' and the denom. y-awel-um `add, augment', in aṙ-awel `more' and aṙ-awel-um `augment': dron IE * obhel- (Pedersen KZ 39, 336). -- To be rejected Brugmann IF 29, 410ff. (w. lit.): to Skt. phála-m n. `fruit' (s. Mayrhofer s.v.); on furher wrong combinations WP. 2, 102f., W.-Hofmann s. polleō w. lit.Page in Frisk: 2,451-452Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ὀφέλλω 2
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