ὠφελέωōpheléō
to be useful, i.e. to benefit
Greek (New Testament) · G5623
Meanings
to help, benefit, do good, profit: absolutely, Romans 2:25; οὐδέν, Matthew 27:24, John 6:63, John 12:19; with acc person, Hebrews 4:2; with dupl. acc, Mark 8:36, 1 Corinthians 14:6, Galatians 5:2; passive, Hebrews 13:9; with acc, Matthew 15:5, Matthew 16:26, Mark 5:26, Mark 7:11, Luke 9:25, 1 Corinthians 13:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’
- Matthew 16:26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
- Matthew 27:24 Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”
- Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse.
- Mark 7:11 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’
- Mark 8:36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.