Lysitelei means “it is better” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3081 — yehukal (“Jehukal”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3081 λυσιτελεῖ (lusitelei) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lusitelei (loo-sit-el-ei`) v. 1. impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. is advantageous [third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of G3080 and G5056] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include thee, than, gift, into, and now. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
lusitelei (loo-sit-el-ei`) v. 1. impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. is advantageous [third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of G3080 and G5056] KJV: it is better Root(s): G3080, G5056
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3081. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to profit
Usage: λυσιτελέω, -ῶ (λυσιτελής, useful, prop., τὰ τέλη λύων), [in LXX: Tob.3:6, Sir.20:10, 14 29:11 * ;] __1. prop., to indemnify, pay expenses. __2. to be useful, to profit; usually impers., λυσιτελεῖ, it profits: with, dative of person(s), before εἰ . . . ἤ, Luk.17:2.† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3081 (λυσιτελεῖ) appears 6 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, Japheth.
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.
There is a gift that shall not profit thee; And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; Neither yet of the envious for his necessity: For he looketh to receive many things for one.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3081.
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, Japheth.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.
There is a gift that shall not profit thee; And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; Neither yet of the envious for his necessity: For he looketh to receive many things for one.
Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, And it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3081, grouped by book.
Lysitelei (Strong's G3081) is a Greek word most simply glossed "it is better". lusitelei (loo-sit-el-ei`) v. 1. impersonally, it answers the purpose, i.e. is advantageous [third person singular present indicative active of a derivative of a compound of G3080 and G5056]
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's G3081 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3081 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thee, than, gift, into, now, and therefore. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3081, with linked reader references where each row is available.