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ὠφελέω

To help

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ὠφελέω G5623
Pronunciation ōpheléō

What does ὠφελέω (ōpheléō) mean in the Bible?

ὠφελέω (ōpheléō) is a Greek word meaning "to help". ὠφελέω, -ῶ (ὄφελος), [in LXX chiefly for יָעַל hi.

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Meaning

to help
Extended definition

(ὄφελος), [in LXX chiefly for יָעַל hi. ;] to help, benefit, do good, profit: absol., Rom.2:25; οὐδέν (do no good; see Field, Notes, 21), Mat.27:24, Jhn.6:63 12:19; with accusative of person(s), Heb.4:2; with dupl. accusative, Mrk.8:36, 1Co.14:6, Gal.5:2; pass., Heb.13:9; with accusative, Mat.15:5 16:26, Mrk.5:26 7:11, Luk.9:25, 1Co.13:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

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×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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