King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3081
Transliteration: lysiteleō
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-sit-el-i')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be advantageous, profitable
Meaning: to be advantageous, profitable
λυσιτελέω, λυσιτέλω; (from λυσιτελής, and this from λύω to pay, and τά τέλη (cf. τέλος, 2)); (from Herodotus down); properly, to pay the taxes; to return expenses, hence, to be useful, advantageous; impersonally, λυσιτελεῖ, it profits; followed by ἤ (see ἤ, 3 f.), it is better: τίνι; followed by εἰ, Luke 17:2.
Word Summary
lysiteleō: to be advantageous, profitable
Original Word: λυσιτελέωTransliteration: lysiteleō
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-sit-el-i')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be advantageous, profitable
Meaning: to be advantageous, profitable
Strong's Concordance
it is better. Third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of lusis and telos; impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. Is advantageous -- it is better.
see GREEK lusis
see GREEK telos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3081: λυσιτελέωλυσιτελέω, λυσιτέλω; (from λυσιτελής, and this from λύω to pay, and τά τέλη (cf. τέλος, 2)); (from Herodotus down); properly, to pay the taxes; to return expenses, hence, to be useful, advantageous; impersonally, λυσιτελεῖ, it profits; followed by ἤ (see ἤ, 3 f.), it is better: τίνι; followed by εἰ, Luke 17:2.