Strong's Greek · G3081

λυσιτελεῖ

lysiteleî

it is better

Definition

impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. is advantageous

Derivation

third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of G3080 (λύσις) and G5056 (τέλος);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Luke 17:2

It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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