verb

ōfelamō

Greekὠφελέω (ōfeleō)

Strong’sG5623

I help, benefit, do good

stem ōfel-15 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books11 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

ōfelatō“profit”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular4×

Matthew 27:24“getting”horaratos de tos Pilatos hoti oudenem ōfelatō alla mallon thorubos ginetō lambaratos hudōrem aponipteta tain cheirain apenanti tou ochlou legarōtos; Athōos amō apo teu haimeu houtou; vis horevi.When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

Mark 8:36“profit”tinem gar ōfelatō anthrōpon kerdainara ton kosmon holon kai zēmiira tan psuchan autou?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

John 6:63“profits”tem pneumem atō tem zōopoiarōtem, tas sarxas ouk ōfelatō oudenem; teim rēmeim heim mis lalamē vi pneumem atō kai zōas atō.The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

Romans 2:25“of value”Peritomas men gar ōfelatō ean nomon prassaseiō; ean de parabatos nomou aseiō, tas peritomas su akrobustias ginatē.Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

ōfelavō“accomplishing”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×

John 12:19“accomplishing”tois oun Farisaiois legala pros heautoin; Theōravō hoti ouk ōfelavō oudenem; ide tos kosmos opisō autou aperchata.Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

ōfelimō“gain”happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular1×

1 Corinthians 13:3“gain”kai ean psōmizameia panteim teim huparcharōteim mu, kai ean paradōameia tem sōmem mu, hina kaiimi, agapan de mē echameiō, oudenem ōfelimō.If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

ōfelitō“profit”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 9:25“profit”tinem gar ōfelitō anthrōpos kerdainaratos ton kosmon holon heauton de apolluaratos ē zēmiiratos?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

ōfelami“benefit”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×

1 Corinthians 14:6“benefit”Nun de, adelfoir, ean erchameia pros vin glōssai lalarōtos, tinem vin ōfelami, ean mē vi lalameia ē en apokalupsia ē en gnōsia ē en profēteia ē en didacha?Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

ōfelati“profit”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 5:2“profit”Ide mis Paulos legamō vi hoti ean peritemniveiō Christos vin oudenem ōfelati.Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

ōfeliti“profit”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 16:26“profit”tinem gar ōfeliti anthrōpos ean ton kosmon holon kerdainateia tan de psuchan autou zēmiiteia? ē tinem dōati anthrōpos antallagmem tau psuchau autou?What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

ōfelata“benefit”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Hebrews 4:2“benefit”kai gar anō euangelizirētois kathaper kakeinois, alla ouk ōfelata tos logos tau akoau ekeinoin, mē sunkerannuirētoin ta pistia toi akouaratoi.For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

ōfelila“benefited”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Hebrews 13:9“benefited”didachai poikilai kai xenai mē paraferivōr; kalem gar charia bebaiirō tan kardian, ouk brōmei, en hei ouk ōfelila tois peripatarōtois.Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

ōfeliseia“benefit … received”happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular2×

Matthew 15:5“benefit … received”vis de legavō; Hos an legateia to patēro ē ta mētēra; Dōrem hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

Mark 7:11“benefit … received”vis de legavō; Ean legateia anthrōpos to patēro ē ta mētēra; Korban, hem atō Dōrem, hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God ),

ōfeliratas“better”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular feminine1×

Mark 5:26“better”kai polleim pascharatas hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanaratas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfeliratas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharatas,She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.