ὀφέλλω

A. ὤφελλε Od. 16.174, ὄφελλε(ν) Il. 2.420, Theoc. 25.120 (unless these are impf.); aor. subj. 3 pl. ὀφέλλωσιν Il. 1.510; aor. opt. ὀφέλλειεν 16.651, Od. 2.334:—old Ep. Verb, increase, enlarge, strengthen, στόνον Il. 4.445; πόνον 16.651, Od. 2.334; ἀνδρὸς ἐρωήν Il. 3.62; δέμας δ’ ὤφελλε καὶ ἥβην Od. 16.174; ἲς ἀνέμου . . κύματ’ ὀφέλλει the force of the wind raises high the waves, Il. 15.383; μῦθον ὀ. multiply words, 16.631; ὕβριν ὀ. add to insult, Hes. Op. 213; πόλεμον καὶ δῆριν ὀ. ib.14, cf. 33; ὄφρ’ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν, ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ advance him in honour, Il. 1.510; οἶκον ὀ. advance it, make it thrive, Od. 15.21, Hes. Op. 495 (hence οἰκωφελίη); πεδίον σὺν θεῶν τιμαῖς ὀ. Pi. P. 4.260:—Pass., οἶκος ὀφέλλετο it waxed great, prospered, Od. 14.233; ὀφέλλετο γὰρ μένος ἠῢ ἵππου Il. 23.524; λήϊον . . ὀφελλόμενον Διὸς ὄμβρῳ Theoc. 17.78; τὰ τῶν θύραθεν . . ὀφέλλεται A. Th. 103; ἀραγμὸς ἐν πύλαις ὀφέλλεται increases, waxes louder, ib.249. (Dialectal word acc. to Pl. Cra. 417c.)