noun · neuter
ofelem
Greekὄφελος (ofelos)
Strong’sG3786
advantage, gain, profit
stem ofel-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὄφελος, -ους, τό
(< ὀφέλλω, to increase), [in LXX: Jb 15:3 (יעל hi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3786 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof'-el-os
gain
Fromfrom ὀφέλλω (to heap up, i.e. accumulate or benefit);
King Jamesadvantageth, profit.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ofelem3×ὄφελος | ofeleim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ofeleu | ofeleiu |
| to, for dative | ofele | ofelei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ofele is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofelem“good”subject or objectdirect singular3×
1 Corinthians 15:32“gained”ei kata anthrōpon thēriomachama en Efesa, tinem mi tem ofelem? ei nekrois ouk egeirilō, Esthianeia kai pinaneia, aurion gar apothnēskanō.If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
James 2:14“good”Tinem ofelem, adelfoir mu, ean pistian legateiō tinos echarō ergeim de mē echateiō? mē dunetō tas pistias sōzara auton?What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
James 2:16“good”legateia de tinos autoi ek vu; Hupagavōr en eirēna, thermainevōr kai chortazevōr, mē dōaveia de autoi teim epitēdeieim teu sōmeu, tinem ofelem?If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?