verb
oninomō
Strong’sG3685
I help, profit, have joy of
stem onin-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ὀνίνημι,
[in LXX: To 3:8, Si 30:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3685 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidon-in'-ay-mee
for which another prolonged form (ὀνάω) is used as an alternate in some tenses (unless indeed it be identical with the base of G3686 through the idea of notoriety); to gratify, i.e. (middle voice) to derive pleasure or advantage from
Froma prolonged form of an apparently primary verb (ὄνομαι, to slur);
King Jameshave joy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+; infinitive ὀνινάναι uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ὀνινάς, ᾶσα Refs: future ὀνήσω Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὀνασεῖ Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ὤνησα Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect ὄνησα Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, ὀνίνᾰμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ὠνινάμην Refs: future ὀνήσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+aorist I ὠνησάμην only in Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist 2 ὠνήμην Refs 8th c.BC+; participle ὀνήμενος Refs (compare ἀπ-); also ὠνάμην, ὤνασθε Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive ὄνασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+, may belong to either form: in Refs 8th c.BC+aorist I of ὄνομαι:—passive ὀνέομαι occurs twice, ὀνεῖται Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist infinitive ὀνηθῆναι Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialect ὠνάθην Refs 3rd c.BC+
I active, profit, benefit, help, and sometimes gratify, delight, absolutely, βουλὴν.. ὑποθησόμεθ᾽ ἥτις ὀνήσει Refs 8th c.BC+: with neuter adjective or adverb, ὀ. παῦρα Refs 8th c.BC+: with neuter adjective, ἄνδρας μέγα σίνεται ἠδ᾽ ὀνίνησι Refs 8th c.BC+participle, Ξενοφῶντα ὠνήσατε οὐχ ἑλόμενοι by not electing him, Refs 5th c.BC+ this benefit at least will thine old age bestow on thee, Refs 8th c.BC+; also οὐδεμίαν ὤνησε κάλλος εἰς πόσιν ξυνάορον helped her in her relations with.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, have profit or advantage, enjoy help or support, have enjoyment or delight, Refs 8th c.BC+: with participle, have benefit from being or doing so and so, Refs 6th c.BC+: but most frequently with genitive, have advantage from.., have delight or enjoyment of.., δαιτὸς ὄνησο Refs 8th c.BC+; πρὶν σφῷν ὄνασθαιRefs adjective added, τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσετα; what good will others have of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? Refs 8th c.BC+ you'd be the better of it, if one were to wash you clean, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ᾽ ἂν οὑτοσί he'd be very nice if he were rubbed down with salt, Refs; so ὠνάθην μεγάλως ὅτι.. lucky for me that.., Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.2 aorist optative ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations, wishes, etc., ὄναιο mayst thou have profit, i. e. bless thee.., Refs 5th c.BC+ bless thee for.., Refs; οὕτως ὀναίμην τῶν τέκνων so may I have profit of them, in a parenthesis, Refs 5th c.BC+; μή νυν ὀναίμην, ἀλλ᾽.. ὀλοίμην may I not see good, but die, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὄναιο τοῦ γενναίου χάριν bless thee for thy noble spirit, Refs
II.3 aorist participle ὀνήμενος, of those to whom (or of whom) one says ὄναιο (ὄναιτο), blessed, ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος Refs 8th c.BC+participle compare ἐπίτριπτος, οὐλόμενος.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oninemoiaὀναίμην | happened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singular | benefit | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninomō | oninome | oninomē | oninomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oninosō | oninose | oninosē | oninoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninotō | oninote | oninotē | oninotelē |
| we 1st person plural | oninonō | oninone | oninonē | oninonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninovō | oninove | oninovē | oninovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oninolō | oninole | oninolē | oninolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninemi | oninema |
| you 2nd person singular | oninesi | oninesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onineti | onineta |
| we 1st person plural | onineni | oninena |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninevi | onineva |
| they 3rd person plural | onineli | oninela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninomeiō | oninomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oninoseiō | oninoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninoteiō | oninoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | oninoneiō | oninoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninoveiō | oninoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oninoleiō | oninoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | onineseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onineteia |
| we 1st person plural | onineneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | onineveia |
| they 3rd person plural | onineleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oninosōr | oninosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninotōr | oninotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninovōr | oninovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oninolōr | oninolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oninesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninevar |
| they 3rd person plural | oninelar |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | oninosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | oninonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | oninoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oninemoia1×ὀναίμην |
| you 2nd person singular | oninesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oninetoia |
| we 1st person plural | oninenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | oninevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | onineloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | oninorō | oninorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | onineri | oninera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | oninorōntos | oninorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | oninerintos | oninerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
onin 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
oninemoia“benefit”happened · Iaorist middle optative 1st person singular1×
Philemon 1:20nai, adelfor, mis su oninemoia en kurio; anapauasar mu teim splanchneim …Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh …