Be profitable
συμφέρωStrong’s G4851sumpherō
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sumpherō is the Greek word usually translated “it is better”, “it is profitable” and “having brought together”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
Meaning
Usually translated “it is better”, “it is profitable” and “having brought together”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it is better 4
- it is profitable 3
- having brought together 1
- being profitable 1
- do profit 1
- benefit 1
- are profitable 1
- profiting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Matthew 4
- John 3
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Hebrews 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- Matthew 18:6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
- Matthew 19:10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
- John 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
- John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
- John 18:14Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Greek dictionary
συμφέρω sumpherō · be profitable
συμ-φέρω [in LXX: Jer.33:14 (טוֹב), Pro.19:10 (נָאוֶה), Sir.30:19, al. ;] 1. trans. to bring together: with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:19. 2. Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable or an advantage: 1Co.6:12 10:23, 2Co.8:10; with inf. (M, Pr., 210), Mat.19:10, Jhn.18:14; with dative, before ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat.5:29-30 18:6, Jhn.11:50 16:7. Ptcp., ςυμφέρων, profitable: 1Co.12:7; pl., Act.20:20; (οὐ σ. sc. ἐστιν; = οὐ συμφέρει; cf. Thuc., iii, 44, 2), 2Co.12:1; as subst., τὸ σ., profit, Heb.12:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “benefit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEN'EFIT, noun
[Primarily from Latin beneficium, or benefactum.]
- An act of kindness; a favor conferred.“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits” Psalms 103:2
- Advantage; profit; a word of extensive use, and expressing whatever contributes to promote prosperity and personal happiness, or add value to property.
- In law, benefit of clergy. [See Clergy.]
All definitions and other forms of “benefit”
BEN'EFIT, verb transitive
To do good to; to advantage; to advance in health, or prosperity; applied either to persons or things; as, exercise benefits health; trade benefits a nation.
BEN'EFIT, verb intransitive
To gain advantage; to make improvement; as, he has benefited by good advice; that is, he has been benefited.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.