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GreekG3785INJ

ὄφελον

ophelon

4Occurrences
G3785Strong's #
INJPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!

first person singular of a past tense of G3784 (ὀφείλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
used to express a fruitless wish; in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.), would that: with indic. aor.; impf.,; fut., (a practicable wish, see 131., 206 f.
220.The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)
LXX: (with aor. indic.): (נָתַן מִי), (לוּא), (אַחֲלַי), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

INJ

Morphology Code

G:INJ

Full Description

G:INJ

Occurrences

ὄφελον appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
1
2 Corinthians
1
Galatians
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:8BSB

Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

2 Corinthians 11:1BSB

I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

Galatians 5:12BSB

As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!

Revelation 3:15BSB

I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.