ὀνίνημι
Etym. impf. act for ὀνίνημι supplied by ὠφέλουν
I. Act. "to profit, benefit, help, assist", and, like Lat. juvo, to gratify, delight; absol. and c. acc. pers., Il., etc.; πολλὰ ὀν. τινα Od.; ὡς ὤνησας ὅτι ἀπεκρίνω how "you pleased" me by answering, Plat.
II. Mid. "to have profit or advantage, derive benefit, have enjoyment or delight", Hom., etc.; c. gen. "to have advantage from, have enjoyment of", δαιτὸς ὄνησο Od.; τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσεται; what "good will" others "have" of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? Il.; so, ὄνασθαί τι ἀπό τινος Plat.
2. aor.2 part. ὀνήμενος, = "felix", ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος he seems to me noble, "favoured by the gods", Od.
3. aor. opt. ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations and wishes, ὄναιο, Lat. sis felix! Eur., etc.; and c. gen., ὄναιο τῶν φρενῶν "bless thee" for thy good sense, id=Eur.; μὴ νῦν ὀναίμην "may I" not "thrive" (where βίου must be supplied), Soph.:—also in ironical sense, ὄναιο μέν τἄν "you'd be the better of" it! Ar.; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ᾽ ἂν οὑτοσί "he'd be very nice" if he were rubbed down with salt, id=Ar.