ὄφελος ophelos · G3786

gain

ὄφελος, -ονς, τό; (ὀφέλλω, to increase) [in LXX: Job.15:3 (יָעַל hi.)* ; ] ; advantage, help: 1Co.15:32, Jas.2:14, 16.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὄφελος, τό, ; (ὀφέλλω B) only in nominative and accusative singular, furtherance, advantage, help, αἴ κ᾽ ὄφελός τι γενώμεθα in case we can be of any use, []; ὅς τοι πόλλ᾽ ὄ. γένετο who was a help to thee in many matters, []; οὐδὲν σοί γ᾽ ὄ. not as any good to thee,; []; τί ζῆν ὄ. ᾧ μή 'στι τὸ ζῆν εἰδέναι ; []; 2 with genitive, φυγᾶς ὄ. εἴ τί μοι []; ἐλευθερίας οὐδὲν ὄ. []; 3 ὅ τι πέρ ἐστ᾽ ὄ. ἐν τῇ πόλει all that is best, all the best people, [] the serviceable part (or perhaps the flower) of …

Where it's used 3 times

1 Corinthians 15:32 · James 2:14 · James 2:16

Source: TBESG G3786; TFLSJ G3786

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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