Lexicon
λυσιτελεῖ
lusitelei
G3081
G:V Greek

to profit

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Lusitelei describes what is advantageous for someone in the stated comparison of consequences.

Its sole attested use presents what is advantageous for a person when weighed against causing a little one to stumble.

Senses in use

  1. Being advantageous in a stated comparison · dominant

    In Luke 17:2, the present active indicative form stands in a comparison: having a millstone placed around him and being thrown into the sea is set against causing one of the little ones to stumble. The APB renders the clause, "It profits him if a millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea," confirming an advantage judged relative to the alternative.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 17:2, the APB presents the clause with "It profits him,".

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