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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λυσιτελεῖG3081
Pronunciationlysiteleî
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 ItIt would be better1×Luke 17:2
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 17:2
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
λυσιτελεῖ1xlysiteleiLuke 17:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 17:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to profit
Strong'sG3081
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to profit
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 17:2Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
λυσιτελεῖlusitelei
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.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveLuke 17:21×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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:
λύσιςG3080