Quick Definition
ἀνωφελής, ές Adj useless, unprofitable
Strong's Definition
from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 5624; useless or (neuter) inutility
KJV Usage: unprofitable(-ness)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀν-ωφελής, -€s, (a priv. and ὄφελος) ; fr. Aeschyl. down; unprofitable, useless: Tit. iii. 9. Neut. as subst. in Heb. vii. 18 (διὰ τὸ αὐτῆς ἀνωφελές on account of its unprofitableness).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀνωφελής anōphelēs 2x
useless, unprofitable, Tit. 3:9; Heb. 7:18*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀν-ωφελής, -ές
(ἀ- neg., ὄφελος), [in LXX: Is 44:10 (הוֹעִיל בִּלְתִּי), Je 2:8 (הוֹעִיל לֹא), Pr 28:3, Wi 1:11*;]
unprofitable: Tit 3:9; neut. as subst., unprofitableness: He 7:18.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀνωφελής. P Lond 908" (A.D. 139) (= IIL. p. 133) ὅπως εἰδῇ ἄκυρον kal ἀνωφελὲς κριθησόμενον ὃ μετέδωκεν ὑπόμνημα. The same document has κενῶς kal [ἀ]νωφελῶς (]. 28). In P Hawara 56” (Plate i/A.D.) (= Archiv ν. p. 382) we find a derived subst., ὅτι ἀρρωστίαν ἰσοθάνατο(ν) [ἐξ]ῆήντλησα Kal ἄλλας πολλὰς ἀνωφελίας.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀνωφελής (anōphelēs) — useless. ἀνωφελ-ής, ές, unprofitable, useless, ἁβροσύναι[Refs 6th c.BC+]
2. hurtful, prejudicial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -έστερος[Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -λῶς[Refs 4th c.BC+]