ὄφελος, τό,
(ὀφέλλω B) only in nom. and acc. sg.,
1. furtherance, advantage, help, αἴ κ’ ὄφελός τι γενώμεθα in case we can be of any use, Il. 13.236; ὅς τοι πόλλ’ ὄ. γένετο who was a help to thee in many matters, 17.152; οὐδὲν σοί γ’ ὄ. not as any good to thee, 22.513; ὄ. τί μοι ἔσσῃ h.Merc. 34; τί δ’ ἔστ’ ὄ. δειλὸς ἀνήρ; Thgn. 102; λέγεις Ἀτρείδαις ὄ. ἢ ’π’ ἐμοὶ τόδε; S. Ph. 1384; τί δῆτ’ ἂν εἴης ὄ. ἡμῖν; what good could you be to us? Ar. Pl. 1152, cf. Pl. R. 505a, etc.; τὸ μέγα ὄ. τῆς πόλεως, Lat. columen rerum, ironical in Aeschin. 2.24 (quoted from D.): c. inf., τί γὰρ ὄ. σώματί γε κάμνοντι.. σιτία πολλὰ διδόναι; Pl. Grg. 504e, cf. 513e; τί ζῆν ὄ. ᾧ μή ’στι τὸ ζῆν εἰδέναι; Philem. 104.
2. c. gen., φυγᾶς ὄ. εἴ τί μοι A. Supp. 737 (lyr.); τῶν ὄ. ἐστι οὐδέν Hdt. 8.68. γ; οἷσι.. οὐδὲν ὄ. ἐστιν οὔτε χρημάτων οὔτε τῶν ἄλλων οὐδενὸς ἄτερ τῆς ὑγιείης Hp. Vict. 3.69; τί τῆς εὐμορφίας ὄ.; E. Fr. 548; ἐλευθερίας οὐδὲν ὄ. And. 4.17; ἐάν τι ἡμῶν ὡς νομοθετῶν ὄ. ᾖ Pl. R. 530c; ἀνὴρ ὅτου τι καὶ σμικρὸν ὄ. ἐστιν Id. Ap. 28b; γεωργοῦ ἀργοῦ οὐδὲν ὄφελος X. Cyr. 1.6.18; μαγείρῳ μαχαίρας οὐδὲν ὄ. ἥτις μὴ τέμνει D. 25.46; τί δ’ ὄ. εὖ λαλοῦντος, ἂν κακῶς φρονῇ; Men. 821.
3. ὅ τι πέρ ἐστ’ ὄ. ἐν τῇ πόλει all that is best, all the best people, Ar. Ec. 53, cf. Luc. Herod. 8: c. gen., ὅ τι περ ὄ. τοῦ στρατεύματος the serviceable part (or perh. the flower) of the army, X. HG 5.3.6, cf. Theoc. 13.18; ὅ τι περ.. ἀπληστίας ὄ. the flower (acme) of gluttony, Luc. Tim. 55.
4. c. gen. objecti, help against a thing, Nic. Th. 518.
ὄφελος ophelos 3x
profit, benefit, advantage, [1Co 15:32]; [Jas 2:14]; [Jas 2:16]
G3786 — ὄφελος
ὀφελους, τό (ὀφέλλω to increase), advantage, profit: [1Co 15:32]; [Jam 2:14], [Jam 2:16]. (From Homer down; the Sept. [Job 15:3].)
ὄφελος , - ονς , τό
( < ὀφέλλω , to increase),
[in LXX : [Job 15:3] (H3276 hi .) * ;]
advantage, help: [1Co 15:32], [Jas 2:14]; [Jas 2:16]. †