particle
ofelon
Greekὄφελον (ofelon)
Strong’sG3785
O that! I wish! Would that!
stem ofel-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὄφελον, 2 aor. of ὀφείλω, without the augment (v. M, Pr., 201n), used to express a fruitless wish;
[in LXX (with aor. indic.): Ex 16:3 (מִי־יִתֵּן), Nu 14:3 (2) 20:3 (לוּא), Ps 118 (119):5 (אַחֲלֵי), etc.;]
in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.),G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3785 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof'-el-on
I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!
Fromfirst person singular of a past tense of G3784;
King Jameswould (to God).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
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Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofelon3×
1 Corinthians 4:8“wish”Ēdē korennuirētois avō, ēdē ploutava, chōris nu basilava; kai ofelon ge basilava, hina kai nis vi sumbasilaneia.Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
Galatians 5:12“wish”ofelon kai apokopteli tois anastatarōtois vin.As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
Revelation 3:15“wish”Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti oute psuchros asō oute zestos. ofelon psuchros ase ē zestos.I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Ofelon1×
2 Corinthians 11:1“wish”Ofelon anaireve mu mikrem tinem afrosunau; alla kai anechevō mu.I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.