advantage

Greek Noun Female

ὠφέλεια (WH, -λία), -ας, ἡ [in LXX for יָעַל hi, בֶּצַע, etc;] 1) assistance, help (Thuc, Plat, al.). 2) profit, advantage, benefit (Hdt, Plat, al.): Rom.3:1, Ju 16. (AS)

advantage

Greek Noun Female

ὠφέλ-εια, ἡ, required by the metre (in iambics), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; whereas ὠφελία is required in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: the best codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+] is found in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect ὠφελίη [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— help, aid, succour, especially in war, ἔπεμπον ἐς τὴν Ἐπίδαμνον. τὴν ὠ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπάγεσθαί τινας ἐπ᾽ ὠφελίᾳ for aid, [Refs]; ἀποχρήσασθαι τῇ ἑκατέρου ἡμῶν ὠ. to make full use of the assistance or services we both can give, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἰατρικῆς δεῖται οὐδ᾽ ὠφελίας or any other aid, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ τοῖσιν ἑλκωθεῖσιν ὠφελίαν (ὠφέλειαν codices, unmetrically) ἔχει [Refs] II) profit, advantage, βούλευμα ἀπ᾽ οὗ. οὐδεμία ἔμελλε ὠφελίη ἔσεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν κοινὴν ὠ. φυλάξαι the common interest of all, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to βλάβη, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ζημία, [Refs 5th c.BC+] their utility, [Refs 5th c.BC+] for their benefit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὠφελίας ἕνεκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ὠ. ἐστί 'tis of use, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὠφελεῖν,compare ὠφελέω [Refs] II.2) source of gain or profit, service, frequently in plural, τὰς ὠ. τὰς ἐκ τῆς στρατείας. ἐσομένας [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) especially gain made in war, spoil, booty, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; ὠ. μεγάλαι καὶ λάφυρα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τίθεσθαι τὰ χρήματα δι᾽ ὠφελείας to regard as booty, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; so in the chase, game, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of a thief, ὠ. ἑτοίμην καὶ κατειργασμένην ἀφῆκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'to increase the οἶκος᾽; compare ὄφελος.)

Greek

Noun Feminine

usefulness, i.e. benefit; advantage, profit; from a derivative of the base of g5624 (ὠφέλιμος)