Definition
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, Luke 17:2.
Usage patterns
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- Luke 17:2λυσιτελεῖ · It would be betterIt would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.