ὠφέλιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὠφελέω (ōpheléō) +‎ -ιμος (-imos); compare ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia) and ὀφείλω (opheílō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.pʰé.li.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈpʰe.li.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈɸe.li.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈfe.li.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈfe.li.mos/

Adjective

ὠφέλῐμος • (ōphélimos) m or f (neuter ὠφέλῐμον); second declension or
ὠφέλῐμος • (ōphélimos) m (feminine ὠφελίμη, neuter ὠφέλῐμον); first/second declension

helpful
Antonym: βλαβερός (blaberós)
profitable, beneficial

Declension

As a two-ending adjective:

Second declension of ὠφέλῐμος; ὠφέλῐμον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠφέλῐμος ōphélimos	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélimoi	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Genitive	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelímou	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelímou	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelímōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelímōn
Dative	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelímōi	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelímōi	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelímois	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelímois
Accusative	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μους ōphelímous	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Vocative	ὠφέλῐμε ōphélime	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélimoi	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὠφελῐ́μως ōphelímōs		ὠφελῐμώτερος ōphelimṓteros		ὠφελῐμώτᾰτος ōphelimṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

As a three-ending adjective:

First and second declension of ὠφέλῐμος; ὠφελῐ́μη; ὠφέλῐμον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠφέλῐμος ōphélimos	ὠφελῐ́μη ōphelímē	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelímā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélimoi	ὠφέλῐμαι ōphélimai	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Genitive	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelímou	ὠφελῐ́μης ōphelímēs	ὠφελῐ́μου ōphelímou	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μαιν ōphelímain	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelímōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelímōn	ὠφελῐ́μων ōphelímōn
Dative	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelímōi	ὠφελῐ́μῃ ōphelímēi	ὠφελῐ́μῳ ōphelímōi	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μαιν ōphelímain	ὠφελῐ́μοιν ōphelímoin	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelímois	ὠφελῐ́μαις ōphelímais	ὠφελῐ́μοις ōphelímois
Accusative	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μην ōphelímēn	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelímā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μους ōphelímous	ὠφελῐ́μᾱς ōphelímās	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Vocative	ὠφέλῐμε ōphélime	ὠφελῐ́μη ōphelímē	ὠφέλῐμον ōphélimon	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφελῐ́μᾱ ōphelímā	ὠφελῐ́μω ōphelímō	ὠφέλῐμοι ōphélimoi	ὠφέλῐμαι ōphélimai	ὠφέλῐμᾰ ōphélima
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠφελῐ́μως ōphelímōs			ὠφελῐμώτερος ōphelimṓteros			ὠφελῐμώτᾰτος ōphelimṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ωφέλιμος (ofélimos)