Strong's Lexicon
G5622 — ὠφέλεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5622 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὠφέλεια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of the base of G5624 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | opheleia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | o-fel'-ei-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. usefulness, i.e. benefit |
| KJV Renderings: | advantage, profit |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὠφέλεια (WH ὠφελία (cf. Iota)), ὠφελείας, ἡ, (ὠφελης), from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down, usefulness, advantage, profit: Rom 3:1; τῆς ὠφελείας χάριν (Polybius 3, 82, 8 (yet in the sense of ’booty’)), Jud 1:16. (Job 22:3; Psa 29:10 ())
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὠφέλεια (advantage)
Romans 3:1
- KJV: What advantage then hath the Jew or what profit of circumcision
- GK: τι ουν το περισσόν του Ιουδαίου η τις η ωφέλεια της περιτομής
Jude 1:16
- KJV: These are murmurers complainers walking after their own lusts and their mouth speaketh great swelling having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage
- GK: ούτοί εισι γογγυσταί μεμψίμοιροι κατά τας επιθυμίας αυτών πορευόμενοι και το στόμα αυτών λαλεί υπέρογκα θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ωφελείας χάριν
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