ὠφέλησεν

ōpheléō

profit

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 4:2 · Word #9

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 ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseprofit
Literalprofit

Lexical Info

Lemmaὠφελέω
Strong'sG5623

SIBI-P1 Translation G5623-05

brought benefit

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person singular, expresses a simple completed action performed by a subject. "Brought benefit" preserves the causative sense of conferring advantage inherent in ὠφελέω and reflects the completed past action.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

brought benefit

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 aligns with the root meaning and context, indicating the effect (or lack thereof).
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