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It is used to describe actions or situations that result in a positive outcome or profit. In the context of the New Testament, it often refers to spiritual or moral benefits rather than material gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of profit or advantage was not limited to financial gain but extended to personal and communal well-being. The idea of something being "profitable" was often linked to wisdom and virtue, reflecting a holistic view of prosperity that included moral and spiritual dimensions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3089.htm">luó</a> (in the sense of paying expenses, etc.) and <a href="/greek/5056.htm">telos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be advantageous, profitable<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>better (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 3081: λυσιτελέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λυσιτελέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λυσιτέλω</span>; (from <span class="greek2">λυσιτελής</span>, and this from <span class="greek2">λύω</span> to pay, and <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">τέλη</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">τέλος</span></span>, 2)); (from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down); properly, <span class="accented">to pay the taxes; to return expenses,</span> hence, <span class="accented">to be useful, advantageous</span>; impersonally, <span class="greek2">λυσιτελεῖ</span>, <span class="accented">it profits</span>; followed by <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἤ</span></span>, 3 f.), <span class="accented">it is better</span>: <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>; followed by <span class="greek2">εἰ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/17-2.htm">Luke 17:2</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>it is better. <p>Third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of <a href="/greek/3080.htm">lusis</a> and <a href="/greek/5056.htm">telos</a>; impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. Is advantageous -- it is better. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3080.htm">lusis</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5056.htm">telos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λυσιτελει λυσιτελεί λυσιτελεῖ lusitelei lysitelei lysiteleî<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/luke/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 17:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>λυσιτελεῖ</b> αὐτῷ εἰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It would be better</span> for him if<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">It were better</span> for him that<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">It is profitable</span> for him if<p><b><a href="/greek/3081.htm">Strong's Greek 3081</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3081.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/lusitelei_3081.htm">λυσιτελεῖ — 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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