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ὠφέλιμος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὠφέλιμος, ον
Greek transliteration: 
ōphelimos
Simplified transliteration: 
ophelimos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5624
GK Number: 
6068
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-3a
Gloss: 
valuable, useful, profitable
Definition: 
profitable, useful, beneficial; serviceable,

, 1 Tim. 4:8 (2x); 2 Tim. 3:16; Tit. 3:8*

Greek-English Concordance for ὠφέλιμος

1 Timothy 4:8 for bodily exercise is of (ōphelimos | ὠφέλιμος | nom sg fem) value (ōphelimos | ὠφέλιμος | nom sg fem) for a little while, but godliness is of (ōphelimos | ὠφέλιμος | nom sg fem) value (ōphelimos | ὠφέλιμος | nom sg fem) for all things because it holds a promise for the present life and for the coming life.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and is profitable (ōphelimos | ὠφέλιμος | nom sg fem) for teaching, for reproof, for correcting, for training in righteousness,
Titus 3:8 Trustworthy is the saying, and I want you to insist emphatically on these things so that those who have believed in God might be intent on devoting themselves to good works. These are good and profitable (ōphelima | ὠφέλιμα | nom pl neut) for people.