ΟΦΕΛΟΝ, οφελον
OPHELON, ophelon
Sounds Like: O-FEH-lon
Translations: would that, I wish, oh that
From the root: ΟΦΕΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb primarily used to express a wish or a strong desire, often translated as 'would that' or 'oh that'. It functions similarly to an optative mood, indicating something that is desired but not necessarily expected to happen. It can also be used to mean 'to be profitable' or 'to benefit', but in the context of expressing a wish, it conveys a sense of longing.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative or Aorist Optative, Active, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3785 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 20:3
- Psalms — 118:5
- Job — 14:13, 30:24
- 1 Corinthians — 4:8
- 2 Corinthians — 11:1
- Galatians — 5:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΦΕΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟΦΕΛΟ — to benefit, to profit, to be useful, to help, to be of advantage
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