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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: 3786. ὄφελος (ophelos) -- Profit, advantage, benefit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3786.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/john/13-5.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/3786.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> > 3786</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/3785.htm" title="3785">◄</a> 3786. ophelos <a href="../greek/3787.htm" title="3787">►</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">ophelos: Profit, advantage, benefit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὄφελος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ophelos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>o'-fe-los<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(of'-el-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Profit, advantage, benefit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>advantage, gain, profit, help.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ὀφελέω (opheleo), meaning "to benefit" or "to profit."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ophelos," the concept of profit or benefit can be related to Hebrew words like יִתְרוֹן (yitron, Strong's H3504), meaning "advantage" or "profit."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "ophelos" refers to the concept of profit or advantage, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It is used to question the value or benefit of certain actions or beliefs, particularly when they are devoid of genuine faith or love.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the idea of profit was not limited to financial gain but extended to moral and philosophical benefits. The New Testament writers often used this term to challenge the prevailing cultural norms that equated material wealth with true gain, emphasizing instead the spiritual and eternal benefits of following Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3786</b> <i>óphelos</i> (from <i>ophellō</i>, "heap together") – properly, "something heaped up," i.e. the <i>advantage</i> (<i>profit</i>) a believer <i>accumulates</i> in life by living <i>in faith</i>. This gives the "edge," i.e. the preferred position that also brings "cumulative advantage."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from ophelló (to increase)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>advantage, help<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>profit (1), use (2).<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 3786: ὄφελος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὄφελος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀφελους</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">ὀφέλλω</span> to increase), <span class="accented">advantage, profit</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-32.htm">1 Corinthians 15:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/2-14.htm">James 2:14, 16</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-3.htm">Job 15:3</a>.)<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 ophello (to heap up, i.e. Accumulate or benefit); gain -- advantageth, profit. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οφελος όφελος ὄφελος ophelos óphelos<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/1_corinthians/15-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μοι τὸ <b>ὄφελος</b> εἰ νεκροὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> what <span class="itali">does it profit</span> me? If<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Ephesus, what <span class="itali">advantageth it</span> me, if<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to me the <span class="itali">profit</span> if [the] dead<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Τί τὸ <b>ὄφελος</b> ἀδελφοί μου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> What <span class="itali">use</span> is it, my brethren, if<br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> What <span class="itali">[doth it] profit,</span> my brethren,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> What [is] the <span class="itali">profit</span> brothers of me<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τί τὸ <b>ὄφελος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for [their] body, what <span class="itali">use</span> is that?<br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the body; what <span class="itali">[doth it] profit?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> what [is] the <span class="itali">profit</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3786.htm">Strong's Greek 3786</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3786.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ophelos_3786.htm">ὄφελος — 3 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3785.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3785"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3785" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3787.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3787"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3787" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>