ὠφέλ-εια,ἡ, required by the metre (in iambics), S. El. 944 , Ar. Th. 183 ; whereasὠφελίαis required in E. Andr. 539 (anap.), Fr. 78 (lyr.), Ar. Ec. 576 (lyr.): the best codd. of Pl. haveὠφελίαmore freq. thanὠφέλεια(although B always hasὠφέλειαinPhdr.), andὠφελίαis found in IG 12.69.24 (v B. C., Prose), Hyp. Eux. 9 , and freq. in Phld. , as Mus. p.54 K., al.: Ion.
ὠφελίη
Hdt. 5.98 , al., AP 6.187 ( Alph. ):—
A. help, aid, succour,esp. in war, ἔπεμπον ἐς τὴν Ἐπίδαμνον . . τὴν ὠ.
Th. 1.26
, cf. 39 ; τὴν ὠ. παρέχειν τινί
Id. 3.13
, cf. And. 3.31 ; ὠ. ἀνδρὶ φέρειν
E. Fr. 78
(lyr.); ὠ. προσλήψεσθαι
Th. 2.7
; ἀπό τινων εὑρίσκεσθαι
Id. 1.31
; τῆς ὠ. μεταλαμβάνειν