Ophelos ὄφελος

Ophelos (Greek ὄφελος, Strong's G3786) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “gain”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ophelos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:32
  If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.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

• James 2:14
  What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
• James 2:16
  And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?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?

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).