benefit
ἐὰν δ' ἔχωμεν χρήμαθ', ἕξομεν φίλους → if we have money, then we will have friends | if we have money, we shall have friends
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ.
gain: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό; see advantage.
benefaction: see benefaction.
have the benefit of: see benefit v.
I heard from some that they will not even give him any longer the benefit of their harbours and markets: P. ἤκουον ἔγωγέ τινων ὡς οὐδὲ τοὺς λιμένας καὶ τὰς ἀγορὰς ἔτι δώσοιεν αὐτῷ, καρποῦσθαι (Dem. 15).
verb transitive
do service to: P. and V. εὐεργετεῖν, εὖ ποιεῖν, εὖ δρᾶν, ὑπηρετεῖν (dat.), ὑπουργεῖν (dat.).
confer advantage: P. and V. συμφέρειν; (dat.), ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ὀνινάναι (or mid.), Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.), V. τέλη λύω, λύειν (dat.), λύω, λύειν (dat.).
verb intransitive
gain advantage: P. and V. κερδαίνειν, ὀνίνασθαι.
benefit from, have benefit of: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν; (gen.), καρποῦσθαι (acc.), ἐκκαρποῦσθαι (acc.), V. ἐπαυρέσθαι; (2nd aor. of ἐπαυρίσκειν) (gen.), καρπίζεσθαι (acc.).
