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ὠφέλεια ōpheleia · G5622

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advantage

ὠφέλεια (WH, -λία), -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX for יָעַל hi., בֶּצַע, etc. ; ] ; 1. assistance, help (Thuc., Plat., al.). ; 2. profit, advantage, benefit (Hdt., Plat., al.): Rom.3:1, Ju 16.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὠφέλ-εια, ἡ, ; required by the metre (in iambics), []; whereas ὠφελία is required in []: the best codices of [] is found in []: Ionic dialect ὠφελίη []:— help, aid, succour, especially in war, ἔπεμπον ἐς τὴν Ἐπίδαμνον.. τὴν ὠ. []; ἐπάγεσθαί τινας ἐπ᾽ ὠφελίᾳ for aid, []; ἀποχρήσασθαι τῇ ἑκατέρου ἡμῶν ὠ. to make full use of the assistance or services we both can give, []; οὐδὲν ἰατρικῆς δεῖται οὐδ᾽ ὠφελίας or any other aid, []; καὶ τοῖσιν ἑλκωθεῖσιν ὠφελίαν (ὠφέλειαν codices, unmetrically) ἔχει …

Where it's used 2 times

Romans 3:1 · Jude 1:16

Source: TBESG G5622; TFLSJ G5622

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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