Scriptorium tag: V
 1. to profit, benefit (object: none; formula always negative, with ⲛ-ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ("not at all"))
ref: 5941 Bibliography: DDGLC
 2. to profit, benefit from s.th.
ref: 2473 Bibliography: DDGLC
 3. to be good, beneficial, useful, of profit (object: none)
ref: 7102 Bibliography: DDGLC
 4. to help, be good for, to be useful to s.o.
ref: 680 Bibliography: DDGLC
 5. to be good, useful, beneficial to s.th. (object: body part)
ref: 8555 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 2440) ὠφελέω  to help, aid, succor. verb (LSJ 2042a?; Preisigke 2:781?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲱⲫⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ · Do not think that I am seeking after the praise of men, for I am not, and it would not be my wish to tell you these things if it had not been that He Who wisheth to be profitable unto every man, namely, God, the Lover of man, hath commanded me to do so. Encomium on Demetrius Archbishop of Alexandria part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:psflavianus.encomium.budge:24-42)
  • ϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁϥ · ⲉⲕⲩⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ · ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ · ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲱⲫⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲁϩ · For I recall to my mind that I made the promise which I made to you yesterday that I would preach concerning the fortitude and prudence of Susanna, because [this subject] would be of very great advantage to many, just as the [story of the] fight of Joseph in his chastity and in his contending is of very great benefit to man. On Susanna (urn:cts:copticLit:pschrysostom.susanna.budge:1-63)
  • ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϥⲱⲫⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers. 20_Proverbs_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:25)

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