ὀνίνημι: from Homer down; to be useful, to profit, help (Latinjuvo); middle, present ὀνίναμαι; 2 aorist ὠνήμην (and later ὠνάμην, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 12f; Kühner, § 343 under the word, i., p. 880; (Veitch, under the word)), optative ὀναίμην; to receive profit or advantage, be helped (or have joy (Latinjuvor)): τίνος, of one, Phm_1:20 (see Lightfoot at the passage). (Elsewhere in the Scriptures only in Sir_30:2.)

ὀνίνημι oninēmi 1x optative, ὀναίμην , to receive profit, pleasure, etc.; with a gen., to have joy of, Phm_1:20

** ὀνίνημι , [in LXX : Tob_3:8 , Sir_30:2 * ;] to profit, benefit, help; mid ., to have profit, derive benefit: optat . ( M , Pr., 195), c . gen ., Phm_1:20 .†

ὀνίνημι [page 451] Ὀναίμην ( Phm_1:20 ), may I have satisfaction, is the only opt. form from an unthematic verb in the NT : cf. Audollent 92 .3 (iii/B.C.) ὄναιντο , Kaibel 502 .27 (iii/iv A.D.) μήτ᾽ ἐλπίδων ὄναιτο , and see Moulton Gr. ii. p. 213. In C. and B. ii. p. 730 No. 658 A. .20 the gen. has given place to the acc. τοῖς ὑπὸ ἕνα κερὸν [ὀ ]νη [θ ]εῖσιν τὸ τῆς ζωῆς μέρος . For the thought of filial offices underlying the word, as in the Philemon passage, see the citations in Lightfoot Comm. ad l. The subst ὀνή occurs in P Tebt II. 420 (iii/A.D.), a letter from Sarapion to his brother, asking for assistance in his pecuniary troubles .24 δὸς οὖν τὴν ὀνήν σου ἵνα ἀνασπασθῇ ἀναγκαίως , so give me your help, that (the barley) may of necessity be pulled up (?) (Edd.). For ὄνησις cf. the good advice of a father to his son, P Oxy III. 531 .12 (ii/A.D.) τοῖς βιβλίοις σου αὐτὸ μόνον πρόσεχ [ε ] φιλολογῶν καὶ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὄνησιν ἕξεις , give your undivided attention to your books, devoting yourself to learning, and then they will bring you profit (Edd.).

ὀνίνημι [Etym: impf. act for ὀνίνημι supplied by ὠφέλουν] Act. "to profit, benefit, help, assist", and, like Lat. juvo, to gratify, delight; absol. and c. acc. pers., Il. , etc.; πολλὰ ὀν. τινα Od. ; ὡς ὤνησας ὅτι ἀπεκρίνω how "you pleased" me by answering, Plat. Mid. "to have profit or advantage, derive benefit, have enjoyment or delight", Hom. , etc.; c. gen. "to have advantage from, have enjoyment of", δαιτὸς ὄνησο Od. ; τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσεται; what "good will" others "have" of thee, i. e. what good will you have done them? Il. ; so, ὄνασθαί τι ἀπό τινος Plat. aor.2 part. ὀνήμενος, = "felix", ἐσθλός μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὀνήμενος he seems to me noble, "favoured by the gods", Od. aor. opt. ὀναίμην, αιο, αιτο, in protestations and wishes, ὄναιο, Lat. sis felix! Eur. , etc.; and c. gen., ὄναιο τῶν φρενῶν "bless thee" for thy good sense, id=Eur. ; μὴ νῦν ὀναίμην "may I" not "thrive" (where βίου must be supplied), Soph. :—also in ironical sense, ὄναιο μέν τἄν "you'd be the better of" it! Ar. ; ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ᾽ ἂν οὑτοσί "he'd be very nice" if he were rubbed down with salt, id=Ar.

ὀνίνημι [in LXX: Tob.3:8, Sir.30:2 * ;] to profit, benefit, help; mid., to have profit, derive benefit: optative (M, Pr., 195), with genitive, Phm 20.† (AS)