Strong's Greek · G3786
G3786 óphelos
ὄφελος
of'-el-os
gain
Looking for Hebrew H3786 kashshâph? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3786. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
óphelos appears 3 times in Scripture, in 1 Corinthians 15:32, James 2:14 and James 2:16. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
gain
In the King James Version
advantageth, profit
Derivation
from ὀφέλλω (to heap up, i.e. accumulate or benefit);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?”
“If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.””
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
