Strong’s G3785 · Greek
ὄφελον
óphelon · of'-el-on
Origin first person singular of a past tense of ὀφείλω (G3784);
Meaning I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!
In the King James Version would (to God).
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- 1 Corinthians 4:8Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
- Galatians 5:12I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
- Revelation 3:15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.