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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5622. ὠφέλεια (ópheleia) -- Benefit, Profit, Advantage</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5622.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/12-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5622.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5622</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5621b.htm" title="5621b">◄</a> 5622. ópheleia <a href="../greek/5623.htm" title="5623">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ópheleia: Benefit, Profit, Advantage</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὠφέλεια</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ópheleia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>o-fel'-i-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(o-fel'-i-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Benefit, Profit, Advantage<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>usefulness, profit, advantage, benefit, gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ὠφελέω (ópheleō), meaning "to help" or "to benefit."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is יִתְרוֹן (yithron), meaning "advantage" or "profit," as seen in Ecclesiastes 1:3.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term ὠφέλεια (ópheleia) refers to the concept of benefit or profit, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It is used to describe the advantage or gain one might receive, particularly in the context of spiritual growth or moral improvement. The word emphasizes the value or usefulness of something, especially in relation to one's spiritual life and relationship with God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of benefit or profit was often associated with material gain or social advantage. However, in the New Testament, the focus shifts to spiritual and eternal benefits. The early Christian community was encouraged to seek spiritual profit over material wealth, reflecting the teachings of Jesus about storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth (Matthew 6:19-20).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5623.htm">ópheleó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>assistance, profit, benefit<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>advantage (1), benefit (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5622: ὠφέλεια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὠφέλεια</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ὠφελία</span> (cf. Iota)), <span class="greek2">ὠφελείας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, (<span class="greek2">ὠφελης</span>), from (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down, <span class="accented">usefulness, advantage, profit</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-1.htm">Romans 3:1</a>; <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ὠφελείας</span> <span class="greek2">χάριν</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 3, 82, 8 (yet in the sense of 'booty')), <a href="/interlinear/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 30:10>))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>advantage, profit. <p>From a derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/5624.htm">ophelimos</a>; usefulness, i.e. Benefit -- advantage, profit. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5624.htm">ophelimos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ωφέλεια ὠφέλεια ωφέλειαν ωφελείας ὠφελείας ωφελια ὠφελία ωφελιας ὠφελίας opheleia ophéleia ōpheleia ōphéleia opheleias opheleías ōpheleias ōpheleías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τίς ἡ <b>ὠφέλεια</b> τῆς περιτομῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> what <span class="itali">is the benefit</span> of circumcision?<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> what <span class="itali">profit</span> [is there] of circumcision?<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> what the <span class="itali">profit</span> of the circumcision<p><b><a href="/text/jude/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jude 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα <b>ὠφελείας</b> χάριν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jude/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the sake <span class="itali">of [gaining an] advantage.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jude/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in admiration because <span class="itali">of advantage.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> admiring persons <span class="itali">profit</span> for the sake of<p><b><a href="/greek/5622.htm">Strong's Greek 5622</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5622.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/o_pheleia_5622.htm">ὠφέλεια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/o_pheleias_5622.htm">ὠφελείας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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