What does λυσιτελεῖ (lysiteleî) mean in the Bible?
λυσιτελεῖ (lysiteleî) is a Greek word meaning "to profit".
Greek · G3081
λυσιτελεῖ
To profit
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λυσιτελεῖ G3081
Pronunciation lysiteleî
What does λυσιτελεῖ (lysiteleî) mean in the Bible?
λυσιτελεῖ (lysiteleî) is a Greek word meaning "to profit".
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How does the BSB render G3081?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include It would be better (1).
Where does λυσιτελεῖ (lysiteleî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It It would be better 1× Luke 17:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 17:2
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
λυσιτελεῖ 1x lysitelei Luke 17:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 17:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to profit
Strong's G3081
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to profit
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(λυσιτελής, useful, prop., τὰ τέλη λύων), [in LXX: Tob.3:6, Sir.20:10, 14 29:11 * ;]
1prop., to indemnify, pay expenses.
2to be useful, to profit; usually impers., λυσιτελεῖ, it profits: with, dative of person(s), before εἰ . . . ἤ, Luk.17:2.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
λυσιτελεῖ lusitelei
it profits
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 17:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
λυσιτελεῖ is built from these roots:
λύσις G3080
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain