Greek · G5623, G3762

οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν

To help · none

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ὠφελέω G5623 to help

Pronunciation ōpheléō

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οὐδείς G3762 none

Pronunciation oudeís

Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.

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What does οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν (ouk ōphelei ouden) mean in the Bible?

ὠφελέω · οὐδείς is a Greek phrase meaning "to be useful, i.e. to benefit".

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What does ὠφελέω · οὐδείς mean in the Bible?

e. to benefit".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5623, G3762?

G5623, G3762 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to be useful, i.e. to benefit

Strong's G5623, G3762

Lexical occurrences 15 verses Word forms 3 forms 15 references

Source Gloss

to be useful, i.e. to benefit

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 3 Aligned forms 15 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Present Aorist Future

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 12×

Present Active Matt 27:24 · Mark 8:36 · John 6:63 · Rom 2:25 · John 12:19 5×

Present Passive Luke 9:25 · 1 Cor 13:3 2×

Future Active 1 Cor 14:6 · Gal 5:2 2×

Future Passive Matt 16:26 1×

Aorist Active Heb 4:2 1×

Aorist Passive Heb 13:9 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×

Aorist Passive Matt 15:5 · Mark 7:11 2×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Aorist Passive Mark 5:26 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 ongoing 7 prospective 3 subjunctive 2 participle 1

Tense

present 7 aorist 5 future 3

Voice

active 8 passive 7

Mood

indicative 12 subjunctive 2 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 15:5 ὠφεληθῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 16:26 ὠφεληθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 27:24 ὠφελεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 5:26 ὠφεληθεῖσα aorist passive participle participle Mark 7:11 ὠφεληθῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:36 ὠφελεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:25 ὠφελεῖται present passive indicative ongoing John 6:63 ὠφελεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:19 ὠφελεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Romans 2:25 ὠφελεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:3 ὠφελοῦμαι present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:6 ὠφελήσω future active indicative prospective Galatians 5:2 ὠφελήσει future active indicative prospective Hebrews 4:2 ὠφέλησεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 13:9 ὠφελήθησαν aorist passive indicative completed

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)

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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