UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: advantage, benefit, beneficial

Semantic entry: 65.40

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Advantageous, Not Advantageous

Definition: pertaining to a benefit to be derived from some ob ject, event, or state

Notes: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘benefit’ or ‘beneficial’ is often ‘that which helps.’ Accordingly, in RV TI1 4:8 · LV TI1 4:8 · Read together TI1 4:8 one may render ἡ γὰρ σωματικὴ γυμνασία πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶν ὠφέλιμος as ‘physical exercise helps to a small extent’ or ‘if one exercises one’s body, that helps a little.’