Ophelon marks a wish or desired alternative in the clauses where it occurs.

Across the supplied verses, this particle introduces a wished-for situation: endurance in 2 Corinthians 11:1, a desired outcome for those causing trouble in Galatians 5:12, a hoped-for condition in Revelation 3:15, and the possibility of reigning in 1 Corinthians 4:8.

1. Particle introducing a wished-for situation · dominant

   Marked as a Particle in every occurrence, it introduces the desired clause rather than naming an object or action. In 1 Corinthians 4:8 the APB renders the clause “would that you had indeed reigned”; in 2 Corinthians 11:1, Galatians 5:12, and Revelation 3:15 it renders the respective desired outcomes with “I wish.”

   1 Corinthians 4:82 Corinthians 11:1Galatians 5:12Revelation 3:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the particle through “would that” in 1 Corinthians 4:8 and “I wish” in the other three verses. These renderings indicate the clauses' wish-like force rather than a fixed English equivalent.