Quick Definition
ὀνίνημι v. I help, profit, have joy of
Strong's Definition
for which another prolonged form () is used as an alternate in some tenses (unless indeed it be identical with the base of G3686 (ὄνομα) through the idea of notoriety); to gratify, i.e. (middle voice) to derive pleasure or advantage from
Derivation: a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb (, to slur);
KJV Usage: have joy
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb
35.4 · (ὀνίναμαι) · Help, Care For · Help
to receive help, to receive a benefit, to be favored to be the recipient of help or favor
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀνίνημι : fr. Hom. down; to be useful, to profit, help, (Lat. juvo); Mid., pres. ὀνίναμαι; 2 aor. ὠνήμην (and later ὠνάμην, see Lob. ad Phryn. p. 12 sq.; Kiihner § 343 s. v., i. p. 880; [Veitch 5. v.]), optat. ὀναίμην ; to receive profit or advantage, be helped [or have joy, (Lat. juvor )]: τινός, of one, Philem. 20 [see Bp. Lghtft. ad loc.]. (Elsewh. in the Scriptures only in Sir. xxx. 2.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὀνίνημι oninēmi 1x
optative, ὀναίμην, to receive profit, pleasure, etc.; with a gen., to have joy of, Phlm. 20*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** ὀνίνημι,
[in LXX: To 3:8, Si 30:2*;]
to profit, benefit, help; mid., to have profit, derive benefit: optat. (M, Pr., 195), c. gen., Phm 20.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὀνίνημι. ᾿Οναίμην (Philem?°), ‘‘ may I have satisfaction,” is the only opt. form from an unthematic verb in the NT: cf. Audollient 92° (iii/B.c.) ὄναιντο, Kazbel 5027? (iii/iv a.D.) μήτ᾽ ἐλπίδων ὄναιτο, and see Moulton G7. ii. p. 213. In C. and δ. ii. p. 730 No. 6584: the gen. has given place to the acc.—tots ὑπὸ ἕνα κερὸν [ὀ]νη[θ]εῖσιν τὸ τῆς ζωῆς μέρος. For the thought of filial offices underlying the word, as in the Philemon passage, see the citations in Lightfoot Comm. adi. The subst ὀνή occurs in P Tebt II. 420 (iii/a.D.), a letter from Sarapion to his brother, asking for assistance in his pecuniary troubles—*48ds οὖν τὴν ὀνήν σου ἵνα dvaσπασθῇ ἀναγκαίως, “so give me your help, that (the barley) may of necessity be pulled up (?)”” (Edd.). For ὄνησις cf. the good advice of a father to his son, P Oxy III. 531%? (ii/A.D.) τοῖς βιβλίοις σου αὐτὸ μόνον πρόσεχ[ε] φιλολογῶν καὶ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὄνησιν ἕξεις, ‘give your undivided attention to your books, devoting yourself to learning, and then they will bring you profit’ (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὀνίνημι (oninēmi) — to have joy. ὀνίνημι [ῐ], ὀνίνης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive ὀνινάναι uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle ὀνινάς, ᾶσα [Refs]: future ὀνήσω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὀνασεῖ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ὤνησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ὄνησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ὀνίνᾰμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ὠνινάμην [Refs]: future ὀνήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist I ὠνησάμην only in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist 2 ὠνήμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle ὀνήμενος [Refs] (compare ἀπ-); also ὠνάμην, ὤνασθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive ὄνασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], may belong to either form: in [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist I of ὄνομαι:—passive ὀνέομαι occurs twice, ὀνεῖται [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist infinitive ὀνηθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ὠνάθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
I. active, profit, benefit, help, and sometimes gratify, delight, absolutely, βουλὴν.. ὑποθησόμεθ᾽ ἥτις ὀνήσει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with neuter adjective or adverb, ὀ. παῦρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with neuter adjective, ἄνδρας μέγα σίνεται ἠδ᾽ ὀνίνησι [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle, Ξενοφῶντα ὠνήσατε οὐχ ἑλόμενοι by not electing him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] this benefit at least will thine old age bestow on thee, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also οὐδεμίαν ὤνησε κάλλος εἰς πόσιν ξυνάορον helped her in her relations with.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. middle, have profit or advantage, enjoy help or support, have enjoyment or delight, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with participle, have benefit from being or doing so and so, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: but most frequently with genitive, have advantage from.., have delight or enjoyment of.., δαιτὸς ὄνησο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρὶν σφῷν ὄνασθαι[Refs] adjective added, τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσετα; what good will others have of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? [Refs 8th c.BC+] you'd be the better of it, if one were to wash you clean, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ᾽ ἂν οὑτοσί he'd be very nice if he were rubbed down with salt, [Refs]; so ὠνάθην μεγάλως ὅτι.. lucky for me that.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.2. aorist optative ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations, wishes, etc., ὄναιο mayst thou have profit, i. e. bless thee.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] bless thee for.., [Refs]; οὕτως ὀναίμην τῶν τέκνων so may I have profit of them, in a parenthesis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μή νυν ὀναίμην, ἀλλ᾽.. ὀλοίμην may I not see good, but die, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄναιο τοῦ γενναίου χάριν bless thee for thy noble spirit, [Refs]
II.3. aorist participle ὀνήμενος, of those to whom (or of whom) one says ὄναιο (ὄναιτο), blessed, ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle compare ἐπίτριπτος, οὐλόμενος.