Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A helpful result; an act of kindness; a favor conferred.
2. (n.) Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.
3. (n.) A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.
4. (n.) Beneficence; liberality.
5. (n.) Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.
6. (v. t.) To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
7. (v. i.) To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BENEFITben'-e-fit (gemul = "a deed," 2 Chronicles 32:25); yaTabh = (causat.) "to make well," "to do good" (Jeremiah 18:10). The plural of gemul, is found is found in Psalm 103:2. Psalm 68:19 (the King James Version) should be translated "Blessed be the Lord. Day by day he sustains us; God is our salvation." charis = "gift"; "grace" (2 Corinthians 1:15, "a second benefit": that is, two visits in the same journey). euergesia = "good deed done" (1 Timothy 6:2: "because they that partake of the benefit (of their service) are believing and beloved"); agathos = "good" (Philemon 1:14, the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "goodness").
Frank E. Hirsch
Greek
5623. opheleo -- to help, benefit, do good ... to help,
benefit, do good. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: opheleo Phonetic
Spelling: (o-fel-eh'-o) Short Definition: I help,
benefit, do good Definition
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5623.htm - 7k5622. opheleia -- assistance, profit, benefit
... assistance, profit, benefit. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: opheleia
Phonetic Spelling: (o-fel'-i-ah) Short Definition: usefulness, profit ...
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1757. eneulogeo -- to confer a benefit on, to bless
... to confer a benefit on, to bless. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eneulogeo
Phonetic Spelling: (en-yoo-log-eh'-o) Short Definition: I bless Definition: I ...
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2108. euergesia -- a good deed
... service. Word Origin from euergetes Definition a good deed NASB Word Usage
benefit (1), benefit done (1). benefit, good deed done. From ...
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3685. oninemi -- to profit, help
... Speech: Verb Transliteration: oninemi Phonetic Spelling: (on-in'-ay-mee) Short
Definition: I help, profit, have joy of Definition: I profit, benefit, help; mid ...
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4851b. sumphoros -- profitable, useful
... 4851a, 4851b. sumphoros. 4852 . profitable, useful. Transliteration:
sumphoros Short Definition: benefit. Word Origin from sumphero ...
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2109. euergeteo -- to do good
... to do good. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: euergeteo Phonetic Spelling:
(yoo-erg-et-eh'-o) Short Definition: I do good deeds, benefit Definition: I do ...
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18. agathos -- good
... benefit, goods things. A primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun) --
benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare kalos. see GREEK kalos. ...
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5485. charis -- grace, kindness
... a favor, kindness. Cognate: 5485 (another feminine noun from , ", able towards,
to share benefit") -- properly, . 5485 () is preeminently ...
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4851. sumphero -- to bring together, to be profitable
... 5342 , "bring, carry") -- properly, combine in a way that brings a profit (gain),
especially by a " of circumstances" that results in benefit or advancement (M ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1576. gemul -- a dealing, recompense, benefit... 1575, 1576. gemul. 1577 . a dealing, recompense,
benefit. Transliteration:
gemul Phonetic Spelling: (ghem-ool') Short Definition: recompense.
... /hebrew/1576.htm - 6k 8408. tagmul -- a benefit
... 8407, 8408. tagmul. 8409 . a benefit. Transliteration: tagmul Phonetic Spelling:
(tag-mool') Short Definition: benefits. ... From gamal; a bestowment -- benefit ...
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3276. yaal -- to confer or gain profit or benefit
... 3275, 3276. yaal. 3277 . to confer or gain profit or benefit. Transliteration:
yaal Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-al') Short Definition: profit. Word Origin a prim ...
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5532. cakan -- to be of use or service, benefit
... 5531, 5532. cakan. 5532a . to be of use or service, benefit. Transliteration:
cakan Phonetic Spelling: (saw-kan') Short Definition: benefit. ...
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2899b. tobah -- welfare, benefit, good things, good
... 2899a, 2899b. tobah. 2900 . welfare, benefit, good things, good.
Transliteration: tobah Short Definition: good. Word Origin from ...
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2896b. tob -- a good thing, benefit, welfare
... 2896a, 2896b. tob. 2897 . a good thing, benefit, welfare. Transliteration:
tob Short Definition: good. Word Origin from tob Definition ...
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5532a. sakan -- to be of use or service, benefit
... 5532, 5532a. sakan. 5532b . to be of use or service, benefit.
Transliteration: sakan Short Definition: nurse. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3190. yatab -- to be good, well, glad, or pleasing
... be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be make better, seem best. A primitive
root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound ...
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7939. sakar -- hire, wages
... From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication,
compensation, benefit -- hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. ...
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4513. mana -- to withhold, hold back
... A primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury --
deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold. 4512, 4513. mana. 4514 . ...
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Library
The Benefit to the Souls of the Dead from the Sacraments and Alms ...
... Chapter 110."The Benefit to the Souls of the Dead from the Sacraments and
Alms of Their Living Friends. Nor can it be denied that ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 110 the benefit to the.htm
The Benefit of Culture.
... The Stromata, or Miscellanies: Book I Chapter VI."The Benefit of Culture.
The readiness acquired by previous training conduces ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter vi the benefit of culture.htm
The Benefit of Public Ordinances.
... the first and third lines of the stanza. Hymn 2:123. The benefit of public
ordinances. 1 Away from every mortal care, Away from ...
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Whether this Sacrament Benefit Others Besides the Recipients?
... OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether this sacrament
benefit others besides the recipients? Objection 1: It ...
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The Benefit of Public Ordinances.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 123 The benefit of public ordinances. LM The benefit
of public ordinances. Away from every mortal care,. Away ...
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Psalm 119:14. Fourteenth Part. Benefit of Afflictions, and Support ...
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 119:14. Fourteenth Part. Benefit of
afflictions, and support under them. Ver.153 81 82. 1 Consider ...
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What Further Benefit do we Receive from the Sacrifice and Death of ...
... Lord's Day 16 Question 43 What further benefit do we receive from the sacrifice
and death of Christ on the cross? What further benefit ...
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Psalm 119 Part 14 Benefit of Afflictions, and Support under Them.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 119 PART 14 Benefit of afflictions, and support under
them. CM Benefit of afflictions, and support under them. ver.153,81,82. ...
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What Benefit Has Been Conferred on us by the Incarnation of the ...
... Chapter 38 [XXIV.]"What Benefit Has Been Conferred on Us by the Incarnation of the
Word; Christ's Birth in the Flesh, Wherein It is Like and Wherein Unlike ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 38 xxiv what benefit has.htm
Of the Benefit of virginity and of Continency.
... Third Book. 32. Of the benefit of virginity and of continency. In Genesis:
"Multiplying I will multiply thy sorrows and thy groanings ...
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Thesaurus
Benefit (39 Occurrences)... 7. (vi) To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will
benefit by the change. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BENEFIT.
.../b/benefit.htm - 19kAdvantage (44 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable
to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage ...
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Use (620 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. ... He to whose use or
benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. ...
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Lost (85 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted;
squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. ...
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Interest (35 Occurrences)
... in the stocks. 6. (n.) Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as
a selfish benefit; profit; benefit. 7. (n.) Premium paid ...
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Trust (201 Occurrences)
... An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey
it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another ...
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Derived (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Derived (5 Occurrences). Romans 3:1 What special privilege,
then, has a Jew? Or what benefit is to be derived from circumcision? (WEY) ...
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Privilege (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A benefit, advantage, or right not enjoyed by others or by all; special
enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative ...
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Beneficial (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as,
the beneficial owner of an estate. 3. (a.) King. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Avail (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit;
to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. ...
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Resources
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