G3081

λυσιτελεῖ

lusiteleiG:V

to profit

λυσιτελέω, -ῶ (λυσιτελής, useful, prop., τὰ τέλη λύων), [in LXX: Tob.3:6, Sir.20:10, 14 29:11 * ;] __1. prop., to indemnify, pay expenses. __2. to be useful, to profit; usually impers., λυσιτελεῖ, it profits: with, dative of person(s), before εἰ . . . ἤ, Luk.17:2.† (AS)

The KJV translates G3081 in the following manner:

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Full Thayer's lexicon entry

λυσιτελεῖ — lysiteleî

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, Luk 17:2.

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