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ὄφελος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὄφελος, ους, τό
Greek transliteration: 
ophelos
Simplified transliteration: 
ophelos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3786
GK Number: 
4055
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3d(2b)
Gloss: 
good, gain, benefit
Definition: 
profit, benefit, advantage, 1 Cor. 15:32; Jas. 2:14, 16*

Greek-English Concordance for ὄφελος

1 Corinthians 15:32 If as a mere man I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what have I gained (ophelos | ὄφελος | nom sg neut)? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
James 2:14 What good (ophelos | ὄφελος | nom sg neut) is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no works? Can that kind of faith save him?
James 2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; stay warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not give them what their body needs, what good (ophelos | ὄφελος | nom sg neut) is that?