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  • 1 ὠφελέω

    ὠφελέω (ὄφελος) fut. ὠφελήσω; 1 aor. ὠφέλησα. Pass.: 1 fut. ὠφεληθήσομαι; 1 aor. ὠφελήθην (Aeschyl., Hdt.+)
    to provide assistance, help, aid, benefit, be of use (to)
    w. personal obj. in the acc. (X., Mem. 1, 2, 61 al.; Herm. Wr. 12, 8; Sb 4305, 10 [III B.C.]; POxy 1219, 12; Jos., Ant. 2, 282; Just., D. 92, 4; B-D-F §151, 1; Rob. 472) οὐκ ὠφέλησεν ὁ λόγος ἐκείνους Hb 4:2 (cp. Plut., Mor. 5f). Cp. D 16:2. Mostly a second acc. is added τινά τι someone in respect to someth. (Soph. et al.; Hdt. 3, 126) τί ὑμᾶς ὠφελήσω; how will I benefit you? 1 Cor 14:6. Cp. Mk 8:36; ISm 5:2. Χριστὸς ὑμᾶς οὐδὲν ὠφελήσει Gal 5:2 (s. PSI 365, 19 [III B.C.] ὁ σῖτος οὐθὲν ὠφελεῖ ἡμᾶς). οὐδὲν γάρ σε ταῦτα ὠφελήσει for it will profit you nothing AcPl Ha 2, 22. οὐ γὰρ τὰ ἐκ τῶν βιβλίων τοσοῦτόν με ὠφελεῖν ὑπελάμβανον ὅσον for, in my judgment, accounts derived from books were not worth as much as Papias (2:4). Cp. B 4:9; IRo 6:1. Pass. receive help, be benefited (X., An. 5, 1, 12; EpArist 294; Philo; Jos., Ant. 2, 81 οὐδὲν ὠφελοῦντο) τί ὠφεληθήσεται ἄνθρωπος; what good will it do one? Mt 16:26. Cp. Mk 5:26; Lk 9:25; 1 Cor 13:3; Hv 2, 2, 2; Hs 9, 13, 2. ἔν τινι by someth. (cp. Ps 88:23) Hb 13:9. τὶ ἔκ τινος ὠφεληθῆναι be benefited by someone or someth. in a certain respect (X., Mem. 2, 4, 1 al.; Jer 2:11) Mt 15:5; Mk 7:11 (Goodsp., Probs. 60–62; RBorger, TRu 52, ’87, 25); Pol 13:2.
    w. personal obj. in the dat. (poets since Aeschyl.; prose wr. since Aristot., Rhetor. 1, 1; ins) οὐδέν μοι ὠφελήσει τὰ τερπνὰ τοῦ κόσμου the joys (but s. τερπνός) of the world will not benefit me at all IRo 6:1 v.l.
    abs., of a thing ὠφελεῖ it is of value Ro 2:25. W. a neg. J 6:63 (Jos., Ant. 18, 127; cp. ApcSed 7:6 τί ὠφελοῦν τὰ κάλλη … ; Tat. 27, 3 τί δʼ ἂν ὠφελήσειε λέξις ʼ Αττική … ;—LTondelli, Biblica 4, 1923, 320–27). οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ Mt 27:24 nothing does any good, avails (s. 2).
    to be successful in accomplishing some objective, accomplish, abs. of a pers. (ApcEsdr 6:23 p. 32, 2 Tdf.; Just., A I, 52, 9) οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ he is accomplishing nothing Mt 27:24 (s. 1c). Cp. J 12:19.—B. 1353f. Schmidt, Syn. IV 162–72. DELG s.v. 2 ὀφέλλω. M-M.

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ὠφελέω

  • 2 inritus (irr-)

        inritus (irr-) adj.    [2 in+ratus], undecided, unsettled, invalid, void, of no effect: quod modo erat ratum, inritum est, T.: testamentum: quaeque augur dira defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto.— Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual: omissā inritā re, abandoning the useless effort, L.: tela, V.: labor anni, O.: oblivio, L.: inritum Quodcumque retro est efficiet, worthless, H.—As subst n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness: spes ad inritum redacta, L.: cadere in inritum, Ta.: inrita dicere, useless words, O.—Of persons, asking in vain, accomplishing nothing, baffled, failing: variis adsultibus inritus urget, V.: venit inrita turba, Tb.: inritis hostibus, Ta.: spei, vainly hoping, Cu.

    Latin-English dictionary > inritus (irr-)

  • 3 avara

    "1. prov. idle; good-for-nothing, no-count, shiftless, incompetent (person). 2. prov. good-for-nothing, no-count (thing). 3. mech. (something) which will idle a machine: avara tekerlek idler wheel. -ya almak /ı/ to idle, disengage (a part of a machine). - çark idler wheel. - durmak prov. (for someone) to stand around idly. - kasnak idler pulley. - kasnak işlemek to spin one´s wheels, work without accomplishing anything. - mili countershaft. -ya vermek /ı/ to fire, dismiss."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > avara

  • 4 С-164

    ВЫБИВАТЬСЯ/ВЫБИТЬСЯ ИЗ СИЛ VP
    1. (subj: human or animal) to get extremely tired, weak from work, intense physical exertion, or tension
    X выбился из сил — X had no strength left
    X's strength gave out (was gone) X was (all) worn-out X was ready to drop.
    (Соня:) Я работаю одна, совсем из сил выбилась... (Чехов 3). (S..J I'm the only one that works, and I have no strength left (3d).
    (Косуля), несмотря на две полученные пули, проволокла его (Адгура) по глубокому снегу метров десять, но тут выбилась из сил и рухнула (Искандер 3)____In spite of the two bullets it had taken, it (the roebuck) dragged him (Adgur) ten meters through the deep snow, but then its strength gave out and it crashed to the ground (3a).
    Я взвалил тяжеленную корзину на плечо... и потопал. Уже выбился из сил, едва дойдя до Сирецкой (Кузнецов 1). I swung the heavy basket to my shoulder...and trudged off. My strength was gone by the time I reached Syretskaya Street (1a).
    2. (subj: human
    impfv only usu. foil. by чтобы + infin) to apply all one's efforts toward attaining or accomplishing sth.: X выбивается из сил - X does his utmost X goes all out X knocks himself out (in limited contexts) X goes out of his way X bends over backward.
    «Мы выбиваемся из сил, чтоб всё шло как можно тише и глаже...» (Герцен 2). "We do our very utmost that everything shall go as quietly and smoothly as possible..." (2a).
    В купе Остап по-прежнему выбивался из сил, чтобы понравиться компании. И он достиг того, что студенты стали считать его своим (Ильф и Петров 2). In the compartment, Ostap continued to go all out to amuse the gathered company. He was finally accepted by the students as one of them (2a).
    От тебя же никакого проку. Я одна из сил выбиваюсь, не могу ничего. Я для неё (дочери) нуль...» (Стругацкие 1). "You're no help. I'm knocking myself out all alone, and I can't get anywhere. To her (our daughter) I'm nothing, a zero..." (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-164

  • 5 выбиваться из сил

    ВЫБИВАТЬСЯ/ВЫБИТЬСЯ ИЗ СИЛ
    [VP]
    =====
    1. [subj: human or animal]
    to get extremely tired, weak from work, intense physical exertion, or tension:
    - X выбился из сил X had no strength left;
    - X was ready to drop.
         ♦ [Соня:] Я работаю одна, совсем из сил выбилась... (Чехов 3). [S.:] I'm the only one that works, and I have no strength left (3d).
         ♦ [Косуля], несмотря на две полученные пули, проволокла его [Адгура] по глубокому снегу метров десять, но тут выбилась из сил и рухнула (Искандер 3) In spite of the two bullets it had taken, it [the roebuck] dragged him [Adgur] ten meters through the deep snow, but then its strength gave out and it crashed to the ground (3a).
         ♦ Я взвалил тяжеленную корзину на плечо... и потопал. Уже выбился из сил, едва дойдя до Сирецкой (Кузнецов 1). I swung the heavy basket to my shoulder...and trudged off. My strength was gone by the time I reached Syretskaya Street (1a).
    2. [subj: human; impfv only; usu. foll. by чтобы + infin]
    to apply all one's efforts toward attaining or accomplishing sth.:
    - X выбивается из сил X does his utmost;
    - [in limited contexts] X goes out of his way;
    - X bends over backward.
         ♦ "Мы выбиваемся из сил, чтоб всё шло как можно тише и глаже..." (Герцен 2). "We do our very utmost that everything shall go as quietly and smoothly as possible..." (2a).
         ♦ В купе Остап по-прежнему выбивался из сил, чтобы понравиться компании. И он достиг того, что студенты стали считать его своим (Ильф и Петров 2). In the compartment, Ostap continued to go all out to amuse the gathered company. He was finally accepted by the students as one of them (2a).
         ♦ "От тебя же никакого проку. Я одна из сил выбиваюсь, не могу ничего. Я для неё [дочери] нуль..." (Стругацкие 1). "You're no help. I'm knocking myself out all alone, and I can't get anywhere. To her [our daughter] I'm nothing, a zero..." (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выбиваться из сил

  • 6 выбиться из сил

    ВЫБИВАТЬСЯ/ВЫБИТЬСЯ ИЗ СИЛ
    [VP]
    =====
    1. [subj: human or animal]
    to get extremely tired, weak from work, intense physical exertion, or tension:
    - X выбился из сил X had no strength left;
    - X was ready to drop.
         ♦ [Соня:] Я работаю одна, совсем из сил выбилась... (Чехов 3). [S.:] I'm the only one that works, and I have no strength left (3d).
         ♦ [Косуля], несмотря на две полученные пули, проволокла его [Адгура] по глубокому снегу метров десять, но тут выбилась из сил и рухнула (Искандер 3) In spite of the two bullets it had taken, it [the roebuck] dragged him [Adgur] ten meters through the deep snow, but then its strength gave out and it crashed to the ground (3a).
         ♦ Я взвалил тяжеленную корзину на плечо... и потопал. Уже выбился из сил, едва дойдя до Сирецкой (Кузнецов 1). I swung the heavy basket to my shoulder...and trudged off. My strength was gone by the time I reached Syretskaya Street (1a).
    2. [subj: human; impfv only; usu. foll. by чтобы + infin]
    to apply all one's efforts toward attaining or accomplishing sth.:
    - X выбивается из сил X does his utmost;
    - [in limited contexts] X goes out of his way;
    - X bends over backward.
         ♦ "Мы выбиваемся из сил, чтоб всё шло как можно тише и глаже..." (Герцен 2). "We do our very utmost that everything shall go as quietly and smoothly as possible..." (2a).
         ♦ В купе Остап по-прежнему выбивался из сил, чтобы понравиться компании. И он достиг того, что студенты стали считать его своим (Ильф и Петров 2). In the compartment, Ostap continued to go all out to amuse the gathered company. He was finally accepted by the students as one of them (2a).
         ♦ "От тебя же никакого проку. Я одна из сил выбиваюсь, не могу ничего. Я для неё [дочери] нуль..." (Стругацкие 1). "You're no help. I'm knocking myself out all alone, and I can't get anywhere. To her [our daughter] I'm nothing, a zero..." (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выбиться из сил

  • 7 ayeng

    ayaeng-ayeng-an go here and there. 2 go around in circles, accomplishing little or nothing.

    Malay-English dictionary > ayeng

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