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ἀλυσιτελής

alusitelēs

unprofitable

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Strong’s G255Adjective1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

unprofitable1

In the text

Hebrews 13:17ἀλυσιτελὲς
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Abbott-Smith

ἀ-λυσιτελής, -ές
(cf. λυσιτελέω), unprofitable: Heb.13:17.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.