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Lexicon :: Strong's G5623 - ōpheleō

Aa
ὠφελέω
Transliteration
ōpheleō (Key)
Pronunciation
o-fel-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ὠφέλεια (G5622)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὠφελέω ōpheléō, o-fel-eh'-o; from the same as G5622; to be useful, i.e. to benefit:—advantage, better, prevail, profit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G5623 in the following manner: profit (11x), prevail (2x), better (1x), advantage (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G5623 in the following manner: profit (11x), prevail (2x), better (1x), advantage (1x).

  1. to assist, to be useful or advantageous, to profit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὠφελέω ōpheléō, o-fel-eh'-o; from the same as G5622; to be useful, i.e. to benefit:—advantage, better, prevail, profit.
STRONGS G5623:
ὠφελέω, ὠφέλω; future ὠφελήσω; 1 aorist ὠφέλησα; passive, present ὠφελοῦμαι; 1 aorist ὠφελήθην; 1 future ὠφεληθήσομαι (Matthew 16:26 L T Tr WH); (ὄφελος); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for הועִיל; to assist, to be useful or advantageous, to profit: absolutely, Romans 2:25; with the accusative οὐδέν, to be of no use, to effect nothing, Matthew 27:24; John 6:63; John 12:19 (in these examples (John 6:63 excepted) A. V. prevail); τινα, to help or profit one, Hebrews 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, 1 Corinthians 14:6; Galatians 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.))? Mark 8:36; passive, ὠφελοῦμαι, to be helped or profited: Hebrews 13:9; with the accusative μηδέν, Mark 5:26; οὐδέν, 1 Corinthians 13:3; with the accusative of the interrogative τί, Matthew 16:26; Luke 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), Matthew 15:5; Mark 7:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
15:5; 16:26; 16:26; 27:24
Mark
5:26; 7:11; 8:36
Luke
9:25
John
6:63; 6:63; 12:19
Romans
2:25
1 Corinthians
13:3; 14:6
Galatians
5:2
Hebrews
4:2; 13:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5623 matches the Greek ὠφελέω (ōpheleō),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:5 - “But you say G3004, ‘Whoever G3739 G302 says G3004 to his father G3962 or G2228 mother G3384, “Whatever G3739 G1437 I have G1537 that would help G5623 you has been [fn]given G1435 to God,”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:26 - “For what G5101 good G5623 will it do G5623 a person G444 if G1437 he gains G2770 the whole G3650 world G2889, but [fn]forfeits G2210 his soul G5590? Or G2228 what G5101 will a person G444 give G1325 in exchange G465 for his soul G5590?

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Now G1161 when Pilate G4091 saw G3708 that he was accomplishing G5623 nothing G3762, but rather G3123 that a riot G2351 was starting G1096, he took G2983 water G5204 and washed G633 his hands G5495 in G2713 front G2713 of G2713 the crowd G3793, saying G3004, “I am G1510 innocent G121 of this G3778 Man’s G3778 blood G129; you yourselves G4771 shall see G3708.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:26 - and had endured G3958 much G4183 at G5259 the hands G5259 of many G4183 physicians G2395, and had spent G1159 all G3956 that she had G3844 and was not helped G5623 at G3367 all G3367, but instead G3123 had become G2064 worse G5501—

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:11 - but you say G3004, ‘If G1437 a person G444 says G3004 to his father G3962 or G2228 his mother G3384, whatever G3739 G1437 I have G1537 that would help G5623 you is Corban G2878 (that is, [fn]given G1435 to God),’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:36 - “For what G5101 does it benefit G5623 a person G444 to gain G2770 the whole G3650 world G2889, and forfeit G2210 his soul G5590?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:25 - “For what G5101 good G5623 does it do G5623 a person G444 if he gains G2770 the whole G3650 world G2889, but loses G622 or G2228 forfeits G2210 himself G1438?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:63 - “It is the Spirit G4151 who gives G2227 life G2227; the flesh G4561 provides G5623 no G3762 benefit G5623; the words G4487 that I have spoken G2980 to you are spirit G4151, and are life G2222.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:19 - So G3767 the Pharisees G5330 said G3004 [fn]to one G1438 another G1438, “You see G2334 that you are not accomplishing G5623 anything G3762; look G2396, the world G2889 has gone G565 after G3694 Him!”

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For indeed G3303 circumcision G4061 is G5623 of G5623 value G5623 if G1437 you practice G4238 [fn]the Law G3551; but if G1437 you are a violator G3848 [fn]of the Law G3551, your circumcision G4061 has turned G1096 into G1096 uncircumcision G203.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:3 - And if G1437 I give G5595 away G5595 all G3956 my possessions G5225 to charity, and if G1437 I surrender G3860 my body G4983 so G2443 that G2443 I may [fn]glory G2744, but do not have G2192 love G26, it does G5623 me no G3762 good G5623.

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But now G3568, brothers G80 and sisters, if G1437 I come G2064 to you speaking G2980 in tongues G1100, how G5101 will I benefit G5623 you unless G1437 G3361 I speak G2980 to you either G2228 by way G1722 of revelation G602, or G2228 of knowledge G1108, or G2228 of prophecy G4394, or G2228 of teaching G1322?

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Look G2396! I, Paul G3972, tell G3004 you that if G1437 you have G4059 yourselves circumcised G4059, Christ G5547 will be of no G3762 benefit G5623 to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:2 - For indeed G2532 we have had good G2097 news G2097 preached G2097 to us, just G2509 as G2509 they also G2548 did; but the word G3056 [fn]they heard G189 did not benefit G5623 them, because [fn]they were not united G4786 with those G3588 who listened G191 with faith G4102.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:9 - Do not be misled G3911 by varied G4164 and strange G3581 teachings G1322; for it is good G2570 for the heart G2588 to be strengthened G950 by grace G5485, not by foods G1033, through G1722 which G3739 those G3588 who [fn]were so G4043 occupied G4043 were not benefited G5623.
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