Lexical Definition

‎ὀνίνημι‎ onínēmi (on-in'-ay-mee) to have joy ^G:V
a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb (, to slur)

have joy.

• for which another prolonged form () is used as an alternate in some tenses (unless indeed it be identical with the base of ‎ὄνομα‎ through the idea of notoriety)
• to gratify, i.e. (middle voice) to derive pleasure or advantage from

Abbott-Smith

** ὀνίνημι, [in LXX: To 3:8, Si 30:2*;]
to profit, benefit, help; mid., to have profit, derive benefit: optat. (M, Pr., 195), c. gen., Phm 20.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὀνίνημι [ῐ], ὀνίνης

[Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive ὀνινάναι uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle ὀνινάς, ᾶσα [Refs]: future ὀνήσω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὀνασεῖ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ὤνησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ὄνησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ὀνίνᾰμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ὠνινάμην [Refs]: future ὀνήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist I ὠνησάμην only in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist 2 ὠνήμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle ὀνήμενος [Refs] (compare ἀπ-); also ὠνάμην, ὤνασθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive ὄνασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], may belong to either form: in [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist I of ὄνομαι:—passive ὀνέομαι occurs twice, ὀνεῖται [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist infinitive ὀνηθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ὠνάθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

__I active, profit, benefit, help, and sometimes gratify, delight, absolutely, βουλὴν.. ὑποθησόμεθ᾽ ἥτις ὀνήσει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with neuter adjective or adverb, ὀ. παῦρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with neuter adjective, ἄνδρας μέγα σίνεται ἠδ᾽ ὀνίνησι [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle, Ξενοφῶντα ὠνήσατε οὐχ ἑλόμενοι by not electing him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] this benefit at least will thine old age bestow on thee, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also οὐδεμίαν ὤνησε κάλλος εἰς πόσιν ξυνάορον helped her in her relations with.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II middle, have profit or advantage, enjoy help or support, have enjoyment or delight, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with participle, have benefit from being or doing so and so, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: but most frequently with genitive, have advantage from.., have delight or enjoyment of.., δαιτὸς ὄνησο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρὶν σφῷν ὄνασθαι[Refs] adjective added, τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσετα; what good will others have of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? [Refs 8th c.BC+] you'd be the better of it, if one were to wash you clean, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ᾽ ἂν οὑτοσί he'd be very nice if he were rubbed down with salt, [Refs]; so ὠνάθην μεγάλως ὅτι.. lucky for me that.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 aorist optative ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations, wishes, etc., ὄναιο mayst thou have profit, i. e. bless thee.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] bless thee for.., [Refs]; οὕτως ὀναίμην τῶν τέκνων so may I have profit of them, in a parenthesis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μή νυν ὀναίμην, ἀλλ᾽.. ὀλοίμην may I not see good, but die, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄναιο τοῦ γενναίου χάριν bless thee for thy noble spirit, [Refs]
__II.3 aorist participle ὀνήμενος, of those to whom (or of whom) one says ὄναιο (ὄναιτο), blessed, ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle compare ἐπίτριπτος, οὐλόμενος.