What does ὠφελέω · οὐδείς mean in the Bible?
e. to benefit".
Greek · G5623, G3762
οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν
To help · none
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ὠφελέωG5623to help
Pronunciationōpheléō
Open lexicon entry →οὐδείςG3762none
Pronunciationoudeís
Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν (G5623, G3762) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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
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 groups3Aligned forms15TensesPresent, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality12×
Present ActiveMatt 27:24 · Mark 8:36 · John 6:63 · Rom 2:25 · John 12:195×
Present PassiveLuke 9:25 · 1 Cor 13:32×
Future Active1 Cor 14:6 · Gal 5:22×
Future PassiveMatt 16:261×
Aorist ActiveHeb 4:21×
Aorist PassiveHeb 13:91×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist PassiveMatt 15:5 · Mark 7:112×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist PassiveMark 5:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present7aorist5future3
Voice
active8passive7
Mood
indicative12subjunctive2participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:5ὠφεληθῇςaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 16:26ὠφεληθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:24ὠφελεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMark 5:26ὠφεληθεῖσαaorist passive participleparticipleMark 7:11ὠφεληθῇςaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 8:36ὠφελεῖpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 9:25ὠφελεῖταιpresent passive indicativeongoingJohn 6:63ὠφελεῖpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 12:19ὠφελεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 2:25ὠφελεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 13:3ὠφελοῦμαιpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 14:6ὠφελήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveGalatians 5:2ὠφελήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveHebrews 4:2ὠφέλησενaorist active indicativecompletedHebrews 13:9ὠφελήθησανaorist passive indicativecompleted
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
οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν is built from this root:
ὠφέλειαG5622