Anōphelēs ἀνωφελής
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| ἀνωφελής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anōphelēs |
| Strong's number | G512 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | useless |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Titus (1) |
Anōphelēs (Greek ἀνωφελής, Strong's G512) is a Greek adjective meaning “useless”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀν-ωφελής, -ές
(ἀ- neg., ὄφελος), [in LXX: Isa.44:10 (יָעַל בִּלְתִּי) Jer.2:8 (יָעַל לֹא), Pro.28:3, Wis.1:11 * ;]
unprofitable: Tit.3:9; neut. as subst., unprofitableness: Heb.7:18.†
(AS)
(ἀ- neg., ὄφελος), [in LXX: Isa.44:10 (יָעַל בִּלְתִּי) Jer.2:8 (יָעַל לֹא), Pro.28:3, Wis.1:11 * ;]
unprofitable: Tit.3:9; neut. as subst., unprofitableness: Heb.7:18.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | unprofitable (1), unprofitableness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pointless (1), useless (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Anōphelēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Titus
- Titus 3:9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 7:18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).