Strong's Lexicon
G5623 — ὠφελέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5623 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὠφελέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of the base of G5624 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | opheleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | o-fel-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be useful, i.e. to benefit |
| KJV Renderings: | advantage, better, prevail, profit |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὠφελέω, ὠφέλω; future ὠφελήσω; 1 aorist ὠφέλησα; passive, present ὠφελοῦμαι; 1 aorist ὠφελήθην; 1 future ὠφεληθήσομαι (Mat 16:26 L T Tr WH); (ὄφελος); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for äåòÄéì; to assist, to be useful or advantageous, to profit: absolutely, Rom 2:25; with the accusative οὐδέν, to be of no use, to effect nothing, Mat 27:24; Joh 6:63; Joh 12:19 (in these examples (Joh 6:63 excepted) A. V. prevail); τινα, to help or profit one, Heb 4:2; τινα τί to help, profit, one in a thing ((but the second accusative is a cognate accusative or the accusative of a neuter adjective or pronoun; cf. Winers Grammar, 227 (213)) so from Herodotus 3, 126 down): οὐδέν τινα, 1Co 14:6; Gal 5:2; τί ὠφελήσει (or ὠφελεῖ (τόν)) ἄνθρωπον, ἐάν κτλ.; ((T WH follow with an infinitive)), what will (or ’doth’) it profit a man if etc. ((or ’to’ etc.))? Mar 8:36; passive, ὠφελοῦμαι, to be helped or profited: Heb 13:9; with the accusative μηδέν, Mar 5:26; οὐδέν, 1Co 13:3; with the accusative of the interrogative τί, Mat 16:26; Luk 9:25 (here WH marginal reading gives the active); τί ἐκ τίνος (genitive of person), to be profited by one m some particular (cf. Meyer on Matt. as below; ἐκ, II. 5), Mat 15:5; Mar 7:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὠφελέω (advantage)
Matthew 15:5
- KJV: But ye say Whosoever shall say to father or mother a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me
- GK: υμείς δε λέγετε ος αν είπη τω πατρί η τη μητρί δώρον ο εάν εξ εμού ωφεληθής
Matthew 16:26
- KJV: For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul
- GK: τι ωφεληείται άνθρωπος εάν τον κόσμον όλον κερδήση την δε ψυχήν αυτού ζημιωθή η τι δώσει άνθρωπος αντάλλαγμα της ψυχής αυτού
Matthew 27:24
- KJV: When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing but rather a tumult was made he took water and washed hands before the multitude saying I am innocent of the blood of this just person see ye
- GK: ιδών δε ο Πιλάτος ότι ουδέν ωφελεί αλλά μάλλον θόρυβος γίνεται λαβών ύδωρ απενίψατο τας χείρας απέναντι του όχλου λέγων αθώός ειμι από του αίματος του δικαίου τούτου υμείς όψεσθε
Mark 5:26
- KJV: And had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered but rather grew worse
- GK: και πολλά παθούσα υπό πολλών ιατρών και δαπανήσασα τα παρ΄ εαυτής πάντα και μηδέν ωφεληθείσα αλλά μάλλον εις το χείρον ελθούσα
Mark 7:11
- KJV: But ye say If a man shall say to his father or mother Corban that is to say a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me
- GK: υμείς δε λέγετε εάν είπη άνθρωπος τω πατρί η τη μητρί κορβάν ο εστι δώρον ο εάν εξ εμού ωφεληθής
Mark 8:36
- KJV: For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul
- GK: τι γαρ ωφελήσει άνθρωπον εάν κερδήση τον κόσμον όλον και ζημιωθή την ψυχήν αυτού
Luke 9:25
- KJV: For what is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself or be cast away
- GK: τι γαρ ωφελείται άνθρωπος κερδήσας τον κόσμον όλον εαυτόν δε απολέσας η ζημιωθείς
John 6:63
- KJV: It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words that I speak unto you are spirit and are life
- GK: το πνεύμά εστι το ζωοποιούν η σάρξ ουκ ωφελεί ουδέν τα ρήματα α εγώ λαλώ υμίν πνεύμά εστι και ζωή εστιν
John 12:19
- KJV: The Pharisees therefore said among themselves Perceive ye how nothing behold the world is gone after him
- GK: οι ουν Φαρισαίοι είπον προς εαυτούς θεωρείτε ότι ουκ ωφελείτε ουδέν ίδε ο κόσμος οπίσω αυτού απήλθεν