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ἀλυσιτελής

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀλυσιτελής, ες
Greek transliteration: 
alysitelēs
Simplified transliteration: 
alysiteles
Numbers
Strong's number: 
255
GK Number: 
269
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-4a
Gloss: 
unadvantageous, without special benefit
Definition: 
pr. bringing in no revenue or profit; hence, unprofitable, useless; detrimental; ruinous, disastrous, Heb. 13:17*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀλυσιτελής

Hebrews 13:17 Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage (alysiteles | ἀλυσιτελές | nom sg neut) to you.