ὠφέλιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὠφελέω (ōpheléō) +‎ -ιμος (-imos); compare ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia) and ὀφείλω (opheílō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔː.pʰé.li.mos/ → /oˈɸe.li.mos/ → /oˈfe.li.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.pʰé.li.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈpʰe.li.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈɸe.li.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈfe.li.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈfe.li.mos/

Adjective

ὠφέλῐμος • (ōphélĭmos) m or f (neuter ὠφέλῐμον); second declension or
ὠφέλῐμος • (ōphélĭmos) m (feminine ὠφελίμη, neuter ὠφέλῐμον); first/second declension

1. helpful

   Antonym: βλαβερός (blaberós)

2. profitable, beneficial

Declension

As a two-ending adjective:

Second declension of ὠφέλῐμος; ὠφέλῐμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὠφέλῐμος ōphélĭmos	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélĭmoi	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Genitive		ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelĭ́mou	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelĭ́mou		ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin		ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelĭ́mōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelĭ́mōn
Dative		ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelĭ́mōi	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelĭ́mōi		ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin		ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelĭ́mois	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelĭ́mois
Accusative		ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφελῐ́μους ōphelĭ́mous	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Vocative		ὠφέλῐμε ōphélĭme	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélĭmoi	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ὠφελῐ́μως ōphelĭ́mōs			ὠφελῐμώτερος ōphelĭmṓteros			ὠφελῐμώτᾰτος ōphelĭmṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

As a three-ending adjective:

First and second declension of ὠφέλῐμος; ὠφελῐ́μη; ὠφέλῐμον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὠφέλῐμος ōphélĭmos	ὠφελῐ́μη ōphelĭ́mē	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelĭ́mā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélĭmoi	ὠφέλῐμαι ōphélĭmai	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Genitive		ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelĭ́mou	ὠφελῐ́μης ōphelĭ́mēs	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelĭ́mou		ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin	ὠφελῐ́μαιν ōphelĭ́main	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin		ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelĭ́mōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelĭ́mōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelĭ́mōn
Dative		ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelĭ́mōi	ὠφελῐ́μῃ ōphelĭ́mēi	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelĭ́mōi		ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin	ὠφελῐ́μαιν ōphelĭ́main	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelĭ́moin		ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelĭ́mois	ὠφελῐ́μαις ōphelĭ́mais	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelĭ́mois
Accusative		ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon	ὠφελῐ́μην ōphelĭ́mēn	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelĭ́mā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφελῐ́μους ōphelĭ́mous	ὠφελῐ́μᾱς ōphelĭ́mās	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Vocative		ὠφέλῐμε ōphélĭme	ὠφελῐ́μη ōphelĭ́mē	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélĭmon		ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelĭ́mā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelĭ́mō		ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélĭmoi	ὠφέλῐμαι ōphélĭmai	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélĭmă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὠφελῐ́μως ōphelĭ́mōs				ὠφελῐμώτερος ōphelĭmṓteros				ὠφελῐμώτᾰτος ōphelĭmṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: ωφέλιμος (ofélimos)

Further reading

• ὠφέλιμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ὠφέλιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G5624 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • advantageous idem, page 14.
  • advisable idem, page 15.
  • beneficial idem, page 74.
  • expedient idem, page 293.
  • good idem, page 366.
  • helpful idem, page 396.
  • profitable idem, page 653.
  • serviceable idem, page 756.
  • useful idem, page 940.