helpeth

Doth provide succor

Helpeth is an archaic verb form meaning "helps," using the *-eth* suffix that marked third-person singular present tense in Early Modern English.

It survives mainly in biblical and liturgical contexts: The Lord is my shepherd; he helpeth me in times of trouble.

Outside religious or deliberately archaic speech, the form is obsolete.

archaic

aid

Support given freely

comfort · avail · benefit · uphold · sustain · support · strengthen · fortify · bolster · nurture

biblical

scripture

Sacred religious writings

  • psalmSacred scriptural song
  • proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
  • parableInstructive allegorical narrative

gospel · epistle · apostle · disciple · Lord · God · mercy · grace · salvation · deliverance

Shakespearean

Elizabethan

Of late 1500s England

  • bardPoet of epics
  • GlobeFamous Elizabethan theatre
  • sonnetFourteen-line metered poem

soliloquy · iambic · pentameter · quill · folio · tragedy · comedy · dramatis · Romeo · Juliet

Opposites
assistance vs. obstruction

helpethhinder

Obstruct or delay

impede · block · prevent · obstruct · sabotage

benefit vs. harm

helpethdestroyeth

Archaic for demolishes

smiteth · curseth · harm · hurt · injure

care vs. neglect

helpethforsaketh

Archaic verb: deserts completely

refuseth · leaveth

Phrases
Family

helped, helper, helpers

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