Ōpheleia ὠφέλεια
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| ὠφέλεια | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ōpheleia |
| Strong's number | G5622 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | advantage |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (1) |
Ōpheleia (Greek ὠφέλεια, Strong's G5622) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “advantage”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὠφέλεια (WH, -λία), -ας, ἡ
[in LXX for יָעַל hi., בֶּצַע, etc. ;]
1. assistance, help (Thuc., Plat., al.).
2. profit, advantage, benefit (Hdt., Plat., al.): Rom.3:1, Ju 16.†
(AS)
[in LXX for יָעַל hi., בֶּצַע, etc. ;]
1. assistance, help (Thuc., Plat., al.).
2. profit, advantage, benefit (Hdt., Plat., al.): Rom.3:1, Ju 16.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | profit (1), advantage (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | value (1), advantage (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ōpheleia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 3:1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
Jude
- Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
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).