Quick Definition
ὄφελος, ους, τό n.n. advantage, gain, profit
Strong's Definition
from ophello (to heap up, i.e. accumulate or benefit); gain
KJV Usage: advantageth, profit
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ους | ὠφελέω
65.40 · Value · Advantageous, Not Advantageous
advantage, benefit, beneficial pertaining to a benefit to be derived from some ob ject, event, or state In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘benefit’ or ‘beneficial’ is often ‘that which helps.’ Accordingly, in 1TI 4:8 one may render ἡ γὰρ σωματικὴ γυμνασία πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶν ὠφέλιμος as ‘physical exercise helps to a small extent’ or ‘if one exercises one’s body, that helps a little.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὄφελος, -ovs, τό, (ὀφέλλω to increase), advantage, profit: 1 Co. xv. 32; Jas. ii. 14,16. (From Hom. down; Sept. Job xv. 3.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὄφελος ophelos 3x
profit, benefit, advantage, 1 Cor. 15:32; Jas. 2:14, 16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὄφελος, -ους, τό
(< ὀφέλλω, to increase), [in LXX: Jb 15:3 (יעל hi.)*;]
advantage, help: I Co 15:32, Ja 2:14, 16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὄφελος, which in the NT is confined to 1 Cor 15%, Jas 21416 (cf. Job 15%, the only occurrence in the LXX), is seen in P Oxy I. 118 verso 39 (late iii/A.D.) οὐδὲν γὰρ ὄφελος ὑστερησάντων τῶν χρειωδῶν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ‘itis of no use if a person comes too late for what required his presence” (Edd.): cf. 76. XII. 1468® (c. A.D. 258) τοῖς κακουργεῖν προχείρως ἔχουσιν τέχνῃ οὐ δικαίας ἐπινοίας πρὸς TO μηδὲν ὄφελος ἔχειν ἔτι καὶ κτλ., “the wicked designs of those who are ready to commit crimes by artifice are not only made to be of no avail, but’’ etc. (Edd.), and from the inserr. OG/S 5105 (A.D. 244-7) οὐδὲν ὄφελο[ς ἡ]μεῖν ἐκ ταύτης τῆ[ς ἀντιγραφῆς ἐγένετο.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὄφελος (ophelos) — gain. ὄφελος, τό, (ὀφέλλω B) only in nominative and accusative singular, furtherance, advantage, help, αἴ κ᾽ ὄφελός τι γενώμεθα in case we can be of any use, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅς τοι πόλλ᾽ ὄ. γένετο who was a help to thee in many matters, [Refs]; οὐδὲν σοί γ᾽ ὄ. not as any good to thee,; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ζῆν ὄ. ᾧ μή 'στι τὸ ζῆν εἰδέναι ; [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. with genitive, φυγᾶς ὄ. εἴ τί μοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐλευθερίας οὐδὲν ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. ὅ τι πέρ ἐστ᾽ ὄ. ἐν τῇ πόλει all that is best, all the best people, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the serviceable part (or perhaps the flower) of the army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ τι περ.. ἀπληστίας ὄ. the flower (acme) of gluttony, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4. with genitive objecti, help against a thing, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]