ὄφελονóphelon
I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!
Greek (New Testament) · G3785
Meanings
would that: with indic. aorist, 1 Corinthians 4:8; imperfect, 2 Corinthians 11:1, Revelation 3:15; future, Galatians 5:12 (a practicable wish, see Bl., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 4:8 You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1 I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.
- Galatians 5:12 I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumcision would mutilate themselves.
- Revelation 3:15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.