Ὀνηθῆναι

to be benefited

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 24 words

[Meaning] to be helped.¹ Xenophon [writes]: "[the generals] wanted to attack the forts and [they wanted] the army to be benefited in some way."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀνηθῆναι· ὠφεληθῆναι. Ξενοφῶν· ἔχρῃζον πρὸς τὰ χωρία προσβάλλειν καὶ τὴν στρατιὰν ὀνηθῆναί τι.

Betacode

*)onhqh=nai: w)felhqh=nai. *cenofw=n: e)/xrh|zon pro\s ta\ xwri/a prosba/llein kai\ th\n stratia\n o)nhqh=nai/ ti.

Notes (2)

1The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation, is aorist passive infinitive of o)ni/nhmi; cf. omicron 331, omicron 354, omicron 363, omicron 364. The middle is more common than the passive. ↩
2Xenophon, Anabasis 5.5.2 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

Neighbouring entries

ο350Ὀνείρωξιςdreaming, dreamy condition ο351ὈνησίκριτοςOnesikritos, Onesicritus ο352Ὀνηθῆναιto be benefited ο353Ὀνηλάτηςass-driver, donkey-driver ο354Ὀνήσασθαιto receive benefit

Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Jul 2013

3 Jul 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
3 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Jul 2006tweaked tr — David Whitehead
21 Jul 2006Translated — Catharine Roth