ὀφελής

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λέγεις, ἃ δὲ λέγεις ἕνεκα τοῦ λαβεῖν λέγεις → you speak, but you say what you say for the sake of gain (Menander, fr. 776)

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Transliteration A: ophelḗs Transliteration B: ophelēs Transliteration C: ofelis Beta Code: o)felh/s

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A advantageous, POxy.237 viii 15 (ii A. D.).

Greek Monolingual

ὀφελής, -ές (Α)
επωφελής.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὀφέλλω (ΙΙ), επίθ. σχηματισμένο μτγν. πιθ. κατ' αποκοπή από τα σύνθ. σε -ωφελής (< ὄφελος)].