ὠφελήθησαν

ōpheléō

profited

To bring benefit or advantage; to be of use, help, or value to someone or something. In various contexts, it denotes conferring a tangible benefit, advancing interests, improving a situation, or being effective or profitable. The term can also suggest gaining an advantage or making progress toward a desired goal. In negative contexts, it may express the lack of benefit or futility of an action.

G5623

Hebrews 13:9 · Word #18

Lexicon G5623

Lemmaὠφελέω
Transliterationōpheléō
Strong'sG5623
DefinitionTo bring benefit or advantage; to be of use, help, or value to someone or something. In various contexts, it denotes conferring a tangible benefit, advancing interests, improving a situation, or being effective or profitable. The term can also suggest gaining an advantage or making progress toward a desired goal. In negative contexts, it may express the lack of benefit or futility of an action.

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseprofited
Literalwere-benefited

Lexical Info

Lemmaὠφελέω
Strong'sG5623

SIBI-P1 Translation G5623-09

they were benefited

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), passive voice (subject receives the action), indicative mood (statement of fact), third person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist passive indicative, third person plural, denotes that the subjects received benefit as a completed action. "They were benefited" preserves the passive voice and the core idea of receiving advantage or help.

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